Beyond risk: bacterial biofilms and their regulating approaches

MH Muhammad, AL Idris, X Fan, Y Guo, Y Yu… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Bacterial biofilms are complex surface attached communities of bacteria held together by
self-produced polymer matrixs mainly composed of polysaccharides, secreted proteins, and …

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 …

In silico analysis of virulence genes in an emerging dental pathogen A. baumannii and related species

JV Priyadharsini, ASS Girija, A Paramasivam - Archives of oral biology, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogen which has recently been
categorized as a high risk pathogen by World Health Organisation (WHO). The microbe has …

Uncovering the mechanisms of Acinetobacter baumannii virulence

CM Harding, SW Hennon, MF Feldman - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2018 - nature.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is a nosocomial pathogen that causes ventilator-associated as
well as bloodstream infections in critically ill patients, and the spread of multidrug-resistant …

[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 …

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 …

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 …

Antibiofilm and antivirulence potential of silver nanoparticles against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

HF Hetta, IMS Al-Kadmy, SS Khazaal, S Abbas… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
We aimed to isolate Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) from wound infections,
determine their resistance and virulence profile, and assess the impact of Silver …

[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 …

Acinetobacter baumannii: evolution of a global pathogen

LCS Antunes, P Visca, KJ Towner - Pathogens and disease, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic nosocomial pathogen and one of the six most
important multidrug resistant microorganisms in hospitals worldwide. This human pathogen …