Several Acinetobacter spp. act as opportunistic pathogens causing healthcare-associated
infections worldwide, and in this respect their ability to resist antimicrobial compounds has …

Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae causes liver abscess and potentially devastating
metastatic complications. The majority of Klebsiella-induced liver abscess are caused by the …

Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogen of growing concern, as isolates are
commonly multidrug resistant. While A. baumannii is most frequently associated with …

Macrophages are dynamic innate immune cells that either reside in tissue, serving as
sentinels, or recruited as monocytes from bone marrow into inflamed and infected tissue. In …

Successful pathogens must be able to adapt to a multitude of stressors imposed by their
host. Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as a major global health threat due to its …

The type VI secretion system (T6SS) is a critical weapon in bacterial warfare between Gram-
negative bacteria. Although invaluable for niche establishment, this machine represents an …

The opportunistic pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii is responsible for a wide range of
infections that are becoming increasingly difficult to treat due to extremely high rates of …

Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic human pathogen that has become a global
threat to healthcare institutions worldwide. The success of A. baumannii is based on the rise …

Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB), which belonged to global clones 1
(GC1) or 2 (GC2), has been widely reported and become a global threat. However, non-GC1 …

Acinetobacter baumannii is emerging as a multidrug-resistant (MDR) nosocomial pathogen
of increasing threat to human health worldwide. The recent MDR urinary isolate UPAB1 …