Sugars, the chemically bound form of energy, are formed by the absorption of
photosynthetically active radiation and fixation in plants. During evolution, plants availed the …

According to the sit-and-wait hypothesis, long-term environmental survival is positively
correlated with increased bacterial pathogenicity because high durability reduces the …

The crossing of environmental barriers poses major adaptive challenges. Rareness of
freshwater-marine transitions separates the bacterial communities, but how these are …

The viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state is a persistence strategy adopted by bacteria to
withstand long-lasting periods of unfavorable conditions. VBNC cells evade classical …

Acinetobacter baumannii can thrive on a broad range of substrates such as sugars,
alcohols, lipids, amino acids and aromatic compounds. The latter three are abundant in the …

The opportunistic human pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii can grow with carnitine but its
metabolism, regulation and role in virulence remained elusive. Recently, we identified a …

Persistence of Acinetobacter baumannii in environments with low water activity is largely
attributed to the biosynthesis of compatible solutes. Mannitol is one of the key compatible …

CsrA is a global regulator widespread in bacteria and known to be involved in different
physiological processes, including pathogenicity. Deletion of csrA of Acinetobacter …

The nosocomial pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii is well known for its extraordinary
metabolic diversity. Recently, we demonstrated growth on L‐arabinose, but the pathway …

Acinetobacter baumannii has become a leading cause of bacterial nosocomial infections, in
part, due to its ability to resist desiccation, disinfection and antibiotics. Several factors …