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 …

Targeting the holy triangle of quorum sensing, biofilm formation, and antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria

RV Sionov, D Steinberg - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chronic and recurrent bacterial infections are frequently associated with the formation of
biofilms on biotic or abiotic materials that are composed of mono-or multi-species cultures of …

Outer membrane protein A (OmpA) as a potential therapeutic target for Acinetobacter baumannii infection

D Nie, Y Hu, Z Chen, M Li, Z Hou, X Luo, X Mao… - Journal of biomedical …, 2020 - Springer
Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is an important opportunistic pathogen causing
serious nosocomial infections, which is considered as the most threatening Gram-negative …

Convergence of Biofilm Formation and Antibiotic Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii Infection

S Roy, G Chowdhury, AK Mukhopadhyay… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is a leading cause of nosocomial infections as this
pathogen has certain attributes that facilitate the subversion of natural defenses of the …

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 …

Antibiotic Resistance Profiles, Molecular Mechanisms and Innovative Treatment Strategies of Acinetobacter baumannii

CO Vrancianu, I Gheorghe, IB Czobor, MC Chifiriuc - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest challenges for the clinical sector and industry,
environment and societal development. One of the most important pathogens responsible …

Acinetobacter baumannii in the critically ill: complex infections get complicated

I Cavallo, A Oliva, R Pages, F Sivori, M Truglio… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Acinetobacter baumannii is increasingly associated with various epidemics, representing a
serious concern due to the broad level of antimicrobial resistance and clinical …

Designing of multi-epitope peptide vaccine against Acinetobacter baumannii through combined immunoinformatics and protein interaction–based approaches

J Dey, SR Mahapatra, PK Singh… - Immunologic …, 2023 - Springer
Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the major pathogenic ESKAPE bacterium, which is
responsible for about more than 722,000 cases in a year, globally. Despite the alarming …

Promising therapeutic strategies against microbial biofilm challenges

K Zhang, X Li, C Yu, Y Wang - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Biofilms are communities of microorganisms that are attached to a biological or abiotic
surface and are surrounded by a self-produced extracellular matrix. Cells within a biofilm …

Biofilm Formation in Acinetobacter Baumannii: Genotype-Phenotype Correlation

CH Yang, PW Su, SH Moi, LY Chuang - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Strains of Acinetobacter baumannii are commensal and opportunistic pathogens that have
emerged as problematic hospital pathogens due to its biofilm formation ability and multiple …