Genomics of Acinetobacter baumannii iron uptake

I Artuso, H Poddar, BA Evans… - Microbial …, 2023 - microbiologyresearch.org
Iron is essential for growth in most bacteria due to its redox activity and its role in essential
metabolic reactions; it is a cofactor for many bacterial enzymes. The bacterium Acinetobacter …

Variants of Tn6924, a Novel Tn7 Family Transposon Carrying the blaNDM Metallo-β-Lactamase and 14 Copies of the aphA6 Amikacin Resistance Genes Found in …

R Mann, R Rafei, C Gunawan, CJ Harmer… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii is primarily due to the global spread of
two main clones that carry oxa23, oxa24, and oxa58. However, new carbapenem-resistant …

Phenotypic and WGS-derived antimicrobial resistance profiles of clinical and non-clinical Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from Germany and Vietnam

G Wareth, J Linde, P Hammer, NH Nguyen… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives: This study aimed to combine in vitro phenotyping analysis and whole-genome-
sequencing (WGS) to characterise the phenotype and genetic determinants associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-drug resistant acinetobacter baumannii: phenotypic and genotypic resistance profiles and the associated risk factors in teaching hospital in Jordan

MH Gharaibeh, YM Abandeh, ZA Elnasser… - Journal of Infection and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background This study aimed to determine the prevalence of Antimicrobial Resistance
Genes (ARGs), with a focus on colistin resistance in clinical A. baumannii, as well as the risk …

Comparative genotypic characterization related to antibiotic resistance phenotypes of clinical carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii MTC1106 (ST2) and …

MRD Wiradiputra, K Thirapanmethee, P Khuntayaporn… - BMC genomics, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background The prevalence of Acinetobacter baumannii in nosocomial infections
and its remarkable ability to develop antimicrobial resistance have been a critical issue in …

Development of Novel Peptides for the Antimicrobial Combination Therapy against Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Infection

J Choi, A Jang, YK Yoon, Y Kim - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) infection has a high mortality rate,
making the development of novel effective antibiotic therapeutic strategies highly critical …

Epidemiological Analysis of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates in a Tertiary Hospital Over a 12-Year Period in China

M Jiang, X Chen, S Liu, Z Zhang, N Li, C Dong… - Frontiers in Public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Acinetobacter baumannii is an important nosocomial pathogen, which is multidrug resistant
(MDR). Acinetobacter baumannii has become a major threat to public health worldwide due …

Genetic Configuration of Genomic Resistance Islands in Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolates From Egypt

SM Hamed, AFA Hussein, MH Al-Agamy… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii), a wide repertoire of resistance genes is often
carried within genomic resistance islands (RIs), particularly in high-risk global clones (GCs) …

Virulence potential of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from COVID-19 patients on mechanical ventilation: The first report from Serbia

K Novović, S Kuzmanović Nedeljković… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Since the WHO declared the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, the disease has spread
rapidly leading to overload of the health system and many of the patients infected with SARS …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizing the role of phosphatidylglycerol-phosphate phosphatases in Acinetobacter baumannii cell envelope biogenesis and antibiotic resistance

M Zang, A Ascari, FG Adams, S Alquethamy… - The Cell Surface, 2023 - Elsevier
The dissemination of multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii threatens global
healthcare systems and necessitates the development of novel therapeutic options. The …