Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as a highly troublesome pathogen for many
institutions globally. As a consequence of its immense ability to acquire or upregulate …

Since the 1970s, the spread of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter strains among
critically ill, hospitalized patients, and subsequent epidemics, have become an increasing …

The bacterial infection that involves antimicrobial resistance is a rising global threat to public
health. Chlorine-based water disinfection processes can inactivate antibiotic resistant …

Antimicrobial resistance has emerged as a global threat to human health. Natural
transformation is an important pathway for horizontal gene transfer, which facilitates the …

Widespread pollution of terrestrial ecosystems with petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs) has
generated a need for remediation and, given that many PHCs are biodegradable, bio-and …

Acinetobacter occupies an important position in nature because of its ubiquitous presence in
diverse environments such as soils, fresh water, oceans, sediments, and contaminated sites …

The introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has called for an improved
understanding of the fate of DNA in various environments, because extracellular DNA may …

Non-model microorganisms often possess complex phenotypes that could be important for
the future of biofuel and chemical production. They have received significant interest the last …

Bacteria that have adapted to nutrient-rich, stable environments are typically characterized
by reduced genomes. The loss of biosynthetic genes frequently renders these lineages …

The recent emergence of multidrug resistance (MDR) in Acinetobacter baumannii has raised
concern in health care settings worldwide. In order to understand the repertoire of resistance …