[HTML][HTML] Biofilms as promoters of bacterial antibiotic resistance and tolerance

C Uruén, G Chopo-Escuin, J Tommassen… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Multidrug resistant bacteria are a global threat for human and animal health. However, they
are only part of the problem of antibiotic failure. Another bacterial strategy that contributes to …

Acinetobacter baumannii Biofilm Formation and Its Role in Disease Pathogenesis: A Review

A Gedefie, W Demsis, M Ashagrie, Y Kassa… - Infection and drug …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Acinetobacter species, particularly Acinetobacter baumannii, is the first pathogen on the
critical priority list of pathogens for novel antibiotics to become a “red-alert” human …

[HTML][HTML] Biology of Acinetobacter baumannii: Pathogenesis, Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms, and Prospective Treatment Options

CR Lee, JH Lee, M Park, KS Park, IK Bae… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Acinetobacter baumannii is undoubtedly one of the most successful pathogens responsible
for hospital-acquired nosocomial infections in the modern healthcare system. Due to the …

[HTML][HTML] Acinetobacter baumannii Resistance: A Real Challenge for Clinicians

R Vázquez-López, SG Solano-Gálvez… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Acinetobacter baumannii (named in honor of the American bacteriologists Paul and Linda
Baumann) is a Gram-negative, multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogen that causes nosocomial …

[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] Targeting the holy triangle of quorum sensing, biofilm formation, and antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria

RV Sionov, D Steinberg - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chronic and recurrent bacterial infections are frequently associated with the formation of
biofilms on biotic or abiotic materials that are composed of mono-or multi-species cultures of …

[HTML][HTML] Outer membrane protein A (OmpA) as a potential therapeutic target for Acinetobacter baumannii infection

D Nie, Y Hu, Z Chen, M Li, Z Hou, X Luo, X Mao… - Journal of biomedical …, 2020 - Springer
Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is an important opportunistic pathogen causing
serious nosocomial infections, which is considered as the most threatening Gram-negative …

[HTML][HTML] Convergence of biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii infection

S Roy, G Chowdhury, AK Mukhopadhyay… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Acinetobacter baumannii is a leading cause of nosocomial infections as this pathogen has
certain attributes that facilitate subversion of natural defenses of the human body. A …

Antimicrobial resistance and virulence: a successful or deleterious association in the bacterial world?

A Beceiro, M Tomás, G Bou - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Hosts and bacteria have coevolved over millions of years, during which pathogenic bacteria
have modified their virulence mechanisms to adapt to host defense systems. Although the …

Acinetobacter baumannii biofilms: effects of physicochemical factors, virulence, antibiotic resistance determinants, gene regulation, and future antimicrobial treatments

EC Eze, HY Chenia, ME El Zowalaty - Infection and drug …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Acinetobacter baumannii is a leading cause of nosocomial infections due to its increased
antibiotic resistance and virulence. The ability of A. baumannii to form biofilms contributes to …