[HTML][HTML] Insights into Acinetobacter baumannii: A Review of Microbiological, Virulence, and Resistance Traits in a Threatening Nosocomial Pathogen

C Ayoub Moubareck, D Hammoudi Halat - Antibiotics, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Being a multidrug-resistant and an invasive pathogen, Acinetobacter baumannii is one of
the major causes of nosocomial infections in the current healthcare system. It has been …

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] 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 …

The varied role of efflux pumps of the MFS family in the interplay of bacteria with animal and plant cells

M Pasqua, M Grossi, A Zennaro, G Fanelli, G Micheli… - Microorganisms, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
Efflux pumps represent an important and large group of transporter proteins found in all
organisms. The importance of efflux pumps resides in their ability to extrude a wide range of …

Structural and functional diversity of resistance–nodulation–cell division transporters

PA Klenotic, MA Moseng, CE Morgan, EW Yu - Chemical Reviews, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
Multidrug resistant (MDR) bacteria are a global threat with many common infections
becoming increasingly difficult to eliminate. While significant effort has gone into the …

Importance of twitching and surface-associated motility in the virulence of Acinetobacter baumannii

J Corral, M Pérez-Varela, M Sánchez-Osuna, P Cortés… - Virulence, 2021‏ - Taylor & Francis
Acinetobacter baumannii is a pathogen of increasing clinical importance worldwide,
especially given its ability to readily acquire resistance determinants. Motile strains of this …

Host-bacterial pathogen communication: the wily role of the multidrug efflux pumps of the MFS family

M Pasqua, MC Bonaccorsi di Patti, G Fanelli… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Bacterial pathogens are able to survive within diverse habitats. The dynamic adaptation to
the surroundings depends on their ability to sense environmental variations and to respond …

Roles of Efflux Pumps from Different Superfamilies in the Surface-Associated Motility and Virulence of Acinetobacter baumannii ATCC 17978

M Pérez-Varela, J Corral, J Aranda… - Antimicrobial Agents …, 2019‏ - journals.asm.org
Although the relationship between Acinetobacter baumannii efflux pumps and antimicrobial
resistance is well documented, less is known about the involvement of these proteins in the …

Inactivation of AdeABC and AdeIJK efflux pumps elicits specific nonoverlap** transcriptional and phenotypic responses in Acinetobacter baumannii

IV Leus, J Adamiak, AN Trinh, RD Smith… - Molecular …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Multidrug resistant (MDR) strains of Acinetobacter baumannii present a serious clinical
challenge. The development of antibiotic resistance in this species is enabled by efflux …

Motility of Acinetobacter baumannii: regulatory systems and controlling strategies

GJ Jeong, F Khan, N Tabassum, YM Kim - Applied Microbiology and …, 2024‏ - Springer
Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative opportunistic zoonotic pathogenic bacterium
that causes nosocomial infections ranging from minor to life-threatening. The clinical …