Mobile genetic elements in Acinetobacter antibiotic‐resistance acquisition and dissemination

HR Noel, JR Petrey, LD Palmer - … of the New York Academy of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Pathogenic Acinetobacter species, most notably Acinetobacter baumannii, are a significant
cause of healthcare‐associated infections worldwide. Acinetobacter infections are of …

[HTML][HTML] The intracellular life of Acinetobacter baumannii

A Maure, E Robino, C Van der Henst - Trends in Microbiology, 2023 - cell.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative opportunistic bacterium responsible for
nosocomial and community-acquired infections. This pathogen is globally disseminated and …

Mechanism of bacterial predation via ixotrophy

YW Lien, D Amendola, KS Lee, N Bartlau, J Xu… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Ixotrophy is a contact-dependent predatory strategy of filamentous bacteria in aquatic
environments for which the molecular mechanism remains unknown. We show that predator …

H-NS is a bacterial transposon capture protein

C Cooper, S Legood, RL Wheat, D Forrest… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The histone-like nucleoid structuring (H-NS) protein is a DNA binding factor, found in
gammaproteobacteria, with functional equivalents in diverse microbes. Universally, such …

Bypassing the need for cell permeabilization: nanobody CDR3 peptide improves binding on living bacteria

A Breine, K Van Holsbeeck, C Martin… - Bioconjugate …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Membrane interaction constitutes to be an essential parameter in the mode of action of
entities such as proteins, as well as cell-penetrating and antimicrobial peptides, resulting in …

Genome-wide phage susceptibility analysis in Acinetobacter baumannii reveals capsule modulation strategies that determine phage infectivity

J Bai, N Raustad, J Denoncourt, T van Opijnen… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Phage have gained renewed interest as an adjunctive treatment for life-threatening
infections with the resistant nosocomial pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii. Our …

Phenotypic characterization and heterogeneity among modern clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii

A Valcek, C Philippe, C Whiteway, E Robino… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogenic bacterium prioritized by WHO and
CDC because of its increasing antibiotic resistance. Heterogeneity among strains represents …

A panel of genotypically and phenotypically diverse clinical Acinetobacter baumannii strains for novel antibiotic development

C Sun, D Zhou, J He, H Liu, Y Fu, Z Zhou… - Microbiology …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the most important pathogens worldwide. The intrinsic
and acquired resistance of A. baumannii, coupled with the slow pace of novel antimicrobial …

Phylogenomic and phenotypic analyses highlight the diversity of antibiotic resistance and virulence in both human and non-human Acinetobacter baumannii

EME Sykes, V Mateo-Estrada, R Engelberg… - Msphere, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative, opportunistic pathogen that causes infections
in the immunocompromised. With a high incidence of muti-drug resistance, carbapenem …

The unique Legionella longbeachae capsule favors intracellular replication and immune evasion

S Schmidt, S Mondino, L Gomez-Valero, P Escoll… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Legionella longbeachae and Legionella pneumophila are the most common causative
agents of Legionnaires' disease. While the clinical manifestations caused by both species …