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 …

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 …

Completing bacterial genome assemblies with multiplex MinION sequencing

RR Wick, LM Judd, CL Gorrie… - Microbial …, 2017 - microbiologyresearch.org
Illumina sequencing platforms have enabled widespread bacterial whole genome
sequencing. While Illumina data is appropriate for many analyses, its short read length limits …

The Mechanisms of Disease Caused by Acinetobacter baumannii

FC Morris, C Dexter, X Kostoulias, MI Uddin… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram negative opportunistic pathogen that has demonstrated
a significant insurgence in the prevalence of infections over recent decades. With only a …

Acinetobacter baumannii biofilms: effects of physicochemical factors, virulence, antibiotic resistance determinants, gene regulation, and future antimicrobial treatments

EC Eze, HY Chenia, ME El Zowalaty - Infection and drug …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Acinetobacter baumannii is a leading cause of nosocomial infections due to its increased
antibiotic resistance and virulence. The ability of A. baumannii to form biofilms contributes to …

[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 …

Synthetic small molecules as anti-biofilm agents in the struggle against antibiotic resistance

B Parrino, D Schillaci, I Carnevale, E Giovannetti… - European journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biofilm formation significantly contributes to microbial survival in hostile environments and it
is currently considered a key virulence factor for pathogens responsible for serious chronic …

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 …

Contribution of resistance-nodulation-cell division efflux systems to antibiotic resistance and biofilm formation in Acinetobacter baumannii

EJ Yoon, Y Nait Chabane, S Goussard, E Snesrud… - MBio, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Acinetobacter baumannii is a nosocomial pathogen of increasing importance due to its
multiple resistance to antibiotics and ability to survive in the hospital environment linked to …

IgY antibodies: The promising potential to overcome antibiotic resistance

SA El-Kafrawy, AT Abbas, C Oelkrug… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Antibiotic resistant bacteria are a growing threat to global health security. Whilst the
emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a natural phenomenon, it is also driven by …