[HTML][HTML] Insights into Acinetobacter baumannii: A Review of Microbiological, Virulence, and Resistance Traits in a Threatening Nosocomial Pathogen

C Ayoub Moubareck, D Hammoudi Halat - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Being a multidrug-resistant and an invasive pathogen, Acinetobacter baumannii is one of
the major causes of nosocomial infections in the current healthcare system. It has been …

[HTML][HTML] The Mechanisms of Disease Caused by Acinetobacter baumannii

FC Morris, C Dexter, X Kostoulias, MI Uddin… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram negative opportunistic pathogen that has demonstrated
a significant insurgence in the prevalence of infections over recent decades. With only a …

[HTML][HTML] Acinetobacter baumannii: An Ancient Commensal with Weapons of a Pathogen

M Sarshar, P Behzadi, D Scribano, AT Palamara… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is regarded as a life-threatening pathogen associated with
community-acquired and nosocomial infections, mainly pneumonia. The rise in the number …

[HTML][HTML] Acinetobacter baumannii in the critically ill: complex infections get complicated

I Cavallo, A Oliva, R Pages, F Sivori, M Truglio… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Acinetobacter baumannii is increasingly associated with various epidemics, representing a
serious concern due to the broad level of antimicrobial resistance and clinical …

The structure and mechanism of the bacterial type II secretion system

S Naskar, M Hohl, M Tassinari… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The type II secretion system (T2SS) is a multi‐protein complex used by many bacteria to
move substrates across their cell membrane. Substrates released into the environment …

[HTML][HTML] Phage lysins for fighting bacterial respiratory infections: a new generation of antimicrobials

R Vázquez, E García, P García - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Lower respiratory tract infections and tuberculosis are responsible for the death of about 4.5
million people each year and are the main causes of mortality in children under 5 years of …

[HTML][HTML] Deciphering the virulence factors, regulation, and immune response to Acinetobacter baumannii infection

A Shadan, A Pathak, Y Ma, R Pathania… - Frontiers in Cellular and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Deciphering the virulence factors, regulation, and immune response to Acinetobacter
baumannii infection Acinetobacter baumannii is a gram-negative multidrug-resistant …

Pathogenicity and virulence of Acinetobacter baumannii: Factors contributing to the fitness in healthcare settings and the infected host

M Lucidi, D Visaggio, A Migliaccio, G Capecchi… - Virulence, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Acinetobacter baumannii is a common cause of healthcare-associated infections and
hospital outbreaks, particularly in intensive care units. Much of the success of A. baumannii …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial hitchhikers harbouring antimicrobial-resistance genes in the riverine plastisphere

V Zadjelovic, RJ Wright, C Borsetto, J Quartey… - Microbiome, 2023 - Springer
Background The widespread nature of plastic pollution has given rise to wide scientific and
social concern regarding the capacity of these materials to serve as vectors for pathogenic …

[HTML][HTML] Profiling the urinary microbiome in men with calcium-based kidney stones

J Xie, J Huang, X Huang, J Peng, Z Yu, Y Yuan… - BMC microbiology, 2020 - Springer
Background The dogma that urine is sterile in healthy individuals has been overturned by
recent studies applying molecular-based methods. Mounting evidences indicate that …