Insights into Acinetobacter baumannii: A Review of Microbiological, Virulence, and Resistance Traits in a Threatening Nosocomial Pathogen

C Ayoub Moubareck, D Hammoudi Halat - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Being a multidrug-resistant and an invasive pathogen, Acinetobacter baumannii is one of
the major causes of nosocomial infections in the current healthcare system. It has been …

Uncovering the mechanisms of Acinetobacter baumannii virulence

CM Harding, SW Hennon, MF Feldman - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2018 - nature.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is a nosocomial pathogen that causes ventilator-associated as
well as bloodstream infections in critically ill patients, and the spread of multidrug-resistant …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of Acinetobacter baumannii pathogenesis: Motility, adherence and biofilm formation

HJ Mea, PVC Yong, EH Wong - Microbiological research, 2021 - Elsevier
The Gram-negative opportunistic pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii has gain notoriety in
recent decades, primarily due to its propensity to cause nosocomial infections in critically ill …

Polyamine function in archaea and bacteria

AJ Michael - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2018 - ASBMB
Most of the phylogenetic diversity of life is found in bacteria and archaea, and is reflected in
the diverse metabolism and functions of bacterial and archaeal polyamines. The polyamine …

Contribution of resistance-nodulation-cell division efflux systems to antibiotic resistance and biofilm formation in Acinetobacter baumannii

EJ Yoon, Y Nait Chabane, S Goussard, E Snesrud… - MBio, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Acinetobacter baumannii is a nosocomial pathogen of increasing importance due to its
multiple resistance to antibiotics and ability to survive in the hospital environment linked to …

Biosynthesis of polyamines and polyamine-containing molecules

AJ Michael - Biochemical Journal, 2016 - portlandpress.com
Polyamines are evolutionarily ancient polycations derived from amino acids and are
pervasive in all domains of life. They are essential for cell growth and proliferation in …

Antibiotic susceptibility signatures identify potential antimicrobial targets in the Acinetobacter baumannii cell envelope

E Geisinger, NJ Mortman, Y Dai, M Cokol… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
A unique, protective cell envelope contributes to the broad drug resistance of the
nosocomial pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii. Here we use transposon insertion …

Deciphering the virulence factors, regulation, and immune response to Acinetobacter baumannii infection

A Shadan, A Pathak, Y Ma, R Pathania… - Frontiers in Cellular and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Deciphering the virulence factors, regulation, and immune response to Acinetobacter
baumannii infection Acinetobacter baumannii is a gram-negative multidrug-resistant …

Antibiofilm and antivirulence efficacy of myrtenol enhances the antibiotic susceptibility of Acinetobacter baumannii

A Selvaraj, A Valliammai, C Sivasankar, M Suba… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) is rising as a human pathogen of critical priority worldwide as
it is the leading cause of chronic opportunistic infections in healthcare settings and the …

Metabolomics of tomato xylem sap during bacterial wilt reveals Ralstonia solanacearum produces abundant putrescine, a metabolite that accelerates wilt disease

TM Lowe‐Power, CG Hendrich… - Environmental …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Ralstonia solanacearum thrives in plant xylem vessels and causes bacterial wilt disease
despite the low nutrient content of xylem sap. We found that R. solanacearum manipulates …