Molecular Detection of Type II Toxin-Antitoxin Systems and their Association with Antibiotic Resistance and Biofilm Formation in Clinical Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates of Burn Patients
Background and purpose: Burn wounds are a good host for infections. Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic bacterium in patients with burn infections. Toxin-antitoxin systems (TAS) are genetic elements that are essential for antibiotic resistance and biofilm formation in bacteria, including hig...
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Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
2021-02-01
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Series: | Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-15658-en.html |