A LysR-Type Transcriptional Regulator Controls Multiple Phenotypes in Acinetobacter baumannii

Acinetobacter baumannii is a multidrug-resistant, Gram-negative nosocomial pathogen that exhibits phenotypic heterogeneity resulting in virulent opaque (VIR-O) and avirulent translucent (AV-T) colony variants. Each variant has a distinct gene expression profile resulting in multiple phenotypic diffe...

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Main Authors: Aimee R. P. Tierney, Chui Yoke Chin, David S. Weiss, Philip N. Rather
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.778331/full