Phenotypic Characterization and Heterogeneity among Modern Clinical Isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii

Phenotypic Characterization and Heterogeneity among Modern Clinical Isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii

ABSTRACT Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogenic bacterium prioritized by WHO and CDC because of its increasing antibiotic resistance. Heterogeneity among strains represents the hallmark of A. baumannii bacteria. We wondered to what extent extensively used strains, so-called reference...

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Main Authors: Adam Valcek, Chantal Philippe, Clémence Whiteway, Etienne Robino, Kristina Nesporova, Mona Bové, Tom Coenye, Tim De Pooter, Wouter De Coster, Mojca Strazisar, Charles Van der Henst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-02-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
Acinetobacter baumannii
macrocolonies
transmission electron microscopy
bacterial capsule
capsular polysaccharide
genotypes
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.03061-22

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