[HTML][HTML] Acinetobacter baumannii, a Multidrug-Resistant Opportunistic Pathogen in New Habitats: A Systematic Review

OE Ahuatzin-Flores, E Torres, E Chávez-Bravo - Microorganisms, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
In recent years, humanity has begun to face a growing challenge posed by a rise in the
prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. This has resulted in an alarming surge in fatalities …

IS26 and the IS26 family: versatile resistance gene movers and genome reorganizers

CJ Harmer, RM Hall - Microbiology and molecular biology reviews, 2024‏ - journals.asm.org
In Gram-negative bacteria, the insertion sequence IS 26 is highly active in disseminating
antibiotic resistance genes. IS 26 can recruit a gene or group of genes into the mobile gene …

Clinical Outcomes and Bacterial Characteristics of Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Among Patients From Different Global Regions

M Wang, L Ge, L Chen, L Komarow… - Clinical Infectious …, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAb) is 1 of the
most problematic antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. We sought to elucidate the international …

[HTML][HTML] Transmission of antibiotic resistance genes through mobile genetic elements in Acinetobacter baumannii and gene-transfer prevention

JH Jeon, KM Jang, JH Lee, LW Kang, SH Lee - Science of the Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance is a major global public health concern. Acinetobacter baumannii is a
nosocomial pathogen that has emerged as a global threat because of its high levels of …

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 …

Portrait of a killer: Uncovering resistance mechanisms and global spread of Acinetobacter baumannii

AK Cain, M Hamidian - PLoS pathogens, 2023‏ - journals.plos.org
Antibiotic resistance is a growing global concern in the field of medicine as it renders
bacterial infections difficult to treat and often more severe. Acinetobacter baumannii is a …

Genetic Configuration of Genomic Resistance Islands in Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolates From Egypt

SM Hamed, AFA Hussein, MH Al-Agamy… - Frontiers in …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
In Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii), a wide repertoire of resistance genes is often
carried within genomic resistance islands (RIs), particularly in high-risk global clones (GCs) …

Origin, phylogeny, and transmission of the epidemic clone ST208 of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii on a global scale

Y Gao, H Li, H Chen, J Zhang, R Wang… - Microbiology …, 2022‏ - journals.asm.org
Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) is an opportunistic pathogen that
has become a global threat. The dissemination of global clone 2 (GC2) CRAB has been well …

Acquisition of a genomic resistance island (AbGRI5) from global clone 2 through homologous recombination in a clinical Acinetobacter baumannii isolate

X Hua, RA Moran, Q Xu, J He, Y Fang… - Journal of …, 2021‏ - academic.oup.com
Objectives To reconstruct the evolutionary history of the clinical Acinetobacter baumannii
XH1056, which lacks the Oxford scheme allele gdhB. Methods Susceptibility testing was …