Phenotypic characterization and heterogeneity among modern clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii

A Valcek, C Philippe, C Whiteway, E Robino… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogenic bacterium prioritized by WHO and
CDC because of its increasing antibiotic resistance. Heterogeneity among strains represents …

A panel of genotypically and phenotypically diverse clinical Acinetobacter baumannii strains for novel antibiotic development

C Sun, D Zhou, J He, H Liu, Y Fu, Z Zhou… - Microbiology …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the most important pathogens worldwide. The intrinsic
and acquired resistance of A. baumannii, coupled with the slow pace of novel antimicrobial …

Deciphering the Multifactorial Nature of Acinetobacter baumannii Pathogenicity

LCS Antunes, F Imperi, A Carattoli, P Visca - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Acinetobacter baumannii is an emerging bacterial pathogen that causes a
broad array of infections, particularly in hospitalized patients. Many studies have focused on …

Acinetobase: the comprehensive database and repository of Acinetobacter strains

A Valcek, J Collier, A Botzki, C Van der Henst - Database, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the most problematic nosocomial pathogens that can
efficiently thrive within hospital settings, mainly due to resistances toward antibiotics …

Analysis of virulence phenotypes and antibiotic resistance in clinical strains of Acinetobacter baumannii isolated in Nashville, Tennessee

RL Boone, B Whitehead, TM Avery, J Lu, JD Francis… - BMC microbiology, 2021 - Springer
Background Acinetobacter baumannii is a gram-negative bacterium which causes
opportunistic infections in immunocompromised hosts. Genome plasticity has given rise to a …

Acinetobacter baumannii: evolution of a global pathogen

LCS Antunes, P Visca, KJ Towner - Pathogens and disease, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic nosocomial pathogen and one of the six most
important multidrug resistant microorganisms in hospitals worldwide. This human pathogen …

AB5075, a highly virulent isolate of Acinetobacter baumannii, as a model strain for the evaluation of pathogenesis and antimicrobial treatments

AC Jacobs, MG Thompson, CC Black, JL Kessler… - MBio, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Acinetobacter baumannii is recognized as an emerging bacterial pathogen because of traits
such as prolonged survival in a desiccated state, effective nosocomial transmission, and an …

A diverse panel of clinical Acinetobacter baumannii for research and development

MR Galac, E Snesrud, F Lebreton, J Stam… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Over the past two decades, Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as a leading cause of
nosocomial infections worldwide. Of particular concern are panresistant strains, leading the …

Phylogenomic and phenotypic analyses highlight the diversity of antibiotic resistance and virulence in both human and non-human Acinetobacter baumannii

EME Sykes, V Mateo-Estrada, R Engelberg… - Msphere, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative, opportunistic pathogen that causes infections
in the immunocompromised. With a high incidence of muti-drug resistance, carbapenem …

Genotypic and phenotypic comparison of clinical and environmental Acinetobacter baumannii strains

B Havenga, B Reyneke, T Ndlovu, W Khan - Microbial Pathogenesis, 2022 - Elsevier
The genotypic and phenotypic characteristics and antibiotic resistance (antibiogram) profiles
of clinical (n= 13) and environmental (n= 7) Acinetobacter baumannii isolates were …