Acinetobacter baumannii Catabolizes Ethanolamine in the Absence of a Metabolosome and Converts Cobinamide into Adenosylated Cobamides

ABSTRACT Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogen typically associated with hospital-acquired infections. Our understanding of the metabolism and physiology of A. baumannii is limited. Here, we report that A. baumannii uses ethanolamine (EA) as the sole source of nitrogen and can use thi...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth A. Villa, Jorge C. Escalante-Semerena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-08-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.01793-22