Desiccation tolerance in Acinetobacter baumannii is mediated by the two-component response regulator BfmR.

Desiccation tolerance in Acinetobacter baumannii is mediated by the two-component response regulator BfmR.

For the opportunistic pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii, desiccation tolerance is thought to contribute significantly to the persistence of these bacteria in the healthcare environment. We investigated the ability of A. baumannii to survive rapid drying, and found that some strains exhibited a profou...

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Main Authors: John M Farrow, Greg Wells, Everett C Pesci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6181384?pdf=render

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