[HTML][HTML] An overview of Acinetobacter baumannii pathogenesis: Motility, adherence and biofilm formation

HJ Mea, PVC Yong, EH Wong - Microbiological research, 2021 - Elsevier
The Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii has gain notoriety in
recent decades, primarily due to its propensity to cause nosocomial infections in critically ill …

Mobile genetic elements in Acinetobacter antibiotic‐resistance acquisition and dissemination

HR Noel, JR Petrey, LD Palmer - … of the New York Academy of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Pathogenic Acinetobacter species, most notably Acinetobacter baumannii, are a significant
cause of healthcare‐associated infections worldwide. Acinetobacter infections are of …

The gut microbiota prime systemic antiviral immunity via the cGAS-STING-IFN-I axis

SF Erttmann, P Swacha, KM Aung, B Brindefalk… - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
The microbiota are vital for immune homeostasis and provide a competitive barrier to
bacterial and fungal pathogens. Here, we investigated how gut commensals modulate …

Gram-Negative Bacteria Holding Together in a Biofilm: The Acinetobacter baumannii Way

A Pompilio, D Scribano, M Sarshar, G Di Bonaventura… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bacterial biofilms are a serious public-health problem worldwide. In recent years, the rates of
antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteria associated with biofilm-forming activity have …

Mechanisms Protecting Acinetobacter baumannii against Multiple Stresses Triggered by the Host Immune Response, Antibiotics and Outside-Host Environment

S Monem, B Furmanek-Blaszk, A Łupkowska… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is considered one of the most persistent pathogens responsible for
nosocomial infections. Due to the emergence of multidrug resistant strains, as well as high …

Host Innate Immune Responses to Acinetobacter baumannii Infection

W Chen - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as a major threat to global public health and is one
of the key human pathogens in healthcare (nosocomial and community-acquired) …

Acinetobacter baumannii regulates its stress responses via the BfmRS two-component regulatory system

S Palethorpe, JM Farrow III, G Wells… - Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Acinetobacter baumannii is a common nosocomial pathogen that utilizes numerous
mechanisms to aid its survival in both the environment and the host. Coordination of such …

Csu pili dependent biofilm formation and virulence of Acinetobacter baumannii

I Ahmad, A Nadeem, F Mushtaq, N Zlatkov… - npj Biofilms and …, 2023 - nature.com
Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as one of the most common extensive drug-resistant
nosocomial bacterial pathogens. Not only can the bacteria survive in hospital settings for …

Transcriptome Profiling of Staphylococcus aureus Associated Extracellular Vesicles Reveals Presence of Small RNA-Cargo

B Joshi, B Singh, A Nadeem, F Askarian… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Bacterial extracellular vesicles (EVs) have a vital role in bacterial pathogenesis. However, to
date, the small RNA-cargo of EVs released by the opportunistic pathogen Staphylococcus …

Scarless excision of an insertion sequence restores capsule production and virulence in Acinetobacter baumannii

C Whiteway, A Valcek, C Philippe, M Strazisar… - The ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
We identify a new mechanism mediating capsule production and virulence in the WHO and
CDC priority ESKAPE pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii. Non-capsulated and avirulent …