Defining Gene-Phenotype Relationships in <named-content content-type="genus-species">Acinetobacter baumannii</named-content> through One-Step Chromosomal Gene Inactivation

ABSTRACT Rates of infection with hospital-acquired Acinetobacter baumannii have exploded over the past decade due to our inability to limit persistence and effectively treat disease. A. baumannii quickly acquires antibiotic resistance, and its genome encodes mechanisms to tolerate biocides and desic...

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Main Authors: Ashley T. Tucker, Emily M. Nowicki, Joseph M. Boll, Gregory A. Knauf, Nora C. Burdis, M. Stephen Trent, Bryan W. Davies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2014-08-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01313-14