Mobile genetic elements in Acinetobacter antibiotic‐resistance acquisition and dissemination

HR Noel, JR Petrey, LD Palmer - … of the New York Academy of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Pathogenic Acinetobacter species, most notably Acinetobacter baumannii, are a significant
cause of healthcare‐associated infections worldwide. Acinetobacter infections are 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
Acinetobacter baumannii is a gram-negative bacterial pathogen that has been considered
an important pathogen due to the increasing number of infections over the preceding three …

[PDF][PDF] Bacterial hydrophilins promote pathogen desiccation tolerance

ER Green, JN Fakhoury, AJ Monteith, H Pi… - Cell host & …, 2022 - cell.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections, where
outbreaks are driven by its ability to persist on surfaces in a desiccated state. Here, we show …

Acinetobacter metabolism in infection and antimicrobial resistance

X Ren, LD Palmer - Infection and Immunity, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Acinetobacter infections have high rates of mortality due to an increasing incidence of
infections by multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively-drug-resistant (XDR) strains …

RND pumps across the genus Acinetobacter: AdeIJK is the universal efflux pump

EM Darby, VN Bavro, S Dunn… - Microbial …, 2023 - microbiologyresearch.org
Acinetobacter are generally soil-dwelling organisms that can also cause serious human
infections. A. baumannii is one of the most common causative agents of Acinetobacter …

Immunosuppression broadens evolutionary pathways to drug resistance and treatment failure during Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia in mice

W Huo, LM Busch, J Hernandez-Bird, E Hamami… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is increasingly refractory to antibiotic treatment in healthcare
settings. As is true of most human pathogens, the genetic path to antimicrobial resistance …

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 …

Lipocalin-2 is an essential component of the innate immune response to Acinetobacter baumannii infection

JR Sheldon, LE Himmel, DE Kunkle, AJ Monteith… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogen and an emerging global health threat.
Within healthcare settings, major presentations of A. baumannii include bloodstream …

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 …

Genetic synergy between Acinetobacter baumannii undecaprenyl phosphate biosynthesis and the Mla system impacts cell envelope and antimicrobial resistance

HR Noel, S Keerthi, X Ren, JD Winkelman… - Mbio, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative bacterial pathogen that poses a major health
concern due to increasing multidrug resistance. The Gram-negative cell envelope is a key …