Importance of twitching and surface-associated motility in the virulence of Acinetobacter baumannii

Acinetobacter baumannii is a pathogen of increasing clinical importance worldwide, especially given its ability to readily acquire resistance determinants. Motile strains of this bacterium can move by either or both of two types of motility: (i) twitching, driven by type IV pili, and (ii) surface-as...

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Main Authors: Jordi Corral, María Pérez-Varela, Miquel Sánchez-Osuna, Pilar Cortés, Jordi Barbé, Jesús Aranda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-12-01
Series:Virulence
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21505594.2021.1950268