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 …

Clinical and pathophysiological overview of Acinetobacter infections: a century of challenges

D Wong, TB Nielsen, RA Bonomo… - Clinical microbiology …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
Acinetobacter is a complex genus, and historically, there has been confusion about the
existence of multiple species. The species commonly cause nosocomial infections …

Biodiversity of refrigerated raw milk microbiota and their enzymatic spoilage potential

M von Neubeck, C Baur, M Krewinkel… - International journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
The refrigerated storage of raw milk selects for psychrotolerant microorganisms, many of
which produce peptidases and lipases. Some of these enzymes are heat resistant and are …

The structure and mechanism of the bacterial type II secretion system

S Naskar, M Hohl, M Tassinari… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The type II secretion system (T2SS) is a multi‐protein complex used by many bacteria to
move substrates across their cell membrane. Substrates released into the environment …

Classification, structural biology, and applications of mucin domain-targeting proteases

DJ Shon, A Kuo, MJ Ferracane… - Biochemical …, 2021 - portlandpress.com
Epithelial surfaces throughout the body are coated by mucins, a class of proteins carrying
domains characterized by a high density of O-glycosylated serine and threonine residues …

Pathogenicity and virulence of Acinetobacter baumannii: Factors contributing to the fitness in healthcare settings and the infected host

M Lucidi, D Visaggio, A Migliaccio, G Capecchi… - Virulence, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Acinetobacter baumannii is a common cause of healthcare-associated infections and
hospital outbreaks, particularly in intensive care units. Much of the success of A. baumannii …

Acinetobacter baumannii: Envelope Determinants That Control Drug Resistance, Virulence, and Surface Variability

E Geisinger, W Huo, J Hernandez-Bird… - Annual review of …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as an important nosocomial pathogen, particularly
for patients in intensive care units and with invasive indwelling devices. The most recent …

Architecture, function, and substrates of the type II secretion system

KV Korotkov, M Sandkvist - EcoSal Plus, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
The type II secretion system (T2SS) delivers toxins and a range of hydrolytic enzymes,
including proteases, lipases, and carbohydrate-active enzymes, to the cell surface or …

[PDF][PDF] Insights into Acinetobacter baumannii: a review of microbiological, virulence, and resistance traits in a threatening nosocomial pathogen

CA Moubareck, DH Halat - Antibiotics, 2020 - zuscholars.zu.ac.ae
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 …