Targeting the holy triangle of quorum sensing, biofilm formation, and antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria

RV Sionov, D Steinberg - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chronic and recurrent bacterial infections are frequently associated with the formation of
biofilms on biotic or abiotic materials that are composed of mono-or multi-species cultures of …

Navigating Available Treatment Options for Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus Complex Infections

RK Shields, DL Paterson… - Clinical Infectious …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex (CRAB) is one of
the top-priority pathogens for new antibiotic development. Unlike other antibiotic-resistant …

Convergence of Biofilm Formation and Antibiotic Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii Infection

S Roy, G Chowdhury, AK Mukhopadhyay… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is a leading cause of nosocomial infections as this
pathogen has certain attributes that facilitate the subversion of natural defenses of the …

Acinetobacter baumannii biofilms: effects of physicochemical factors, virulence, antibiotic resistance determinants, gene regulation, and future antimicrobial treatments

EC Eze, HY Chenia, ME El Zowalaty - Infection and drug …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Acinetobacter baumannii is a leading cause of nosocomial infections due to its increased
antibiotic resistance and virulence. The ability of A. baumannii to form biofilms contributes to …

[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 …

Acinetobacter baumannii in the critically ill: complex infections get complicated

I Cavallo, A Oliva, R Pages, F Sivori, M Truglio… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Acinetobacter baumannii is increasingly associated with various epidemics, representing a
serious concern due to the broad level of antimicrobial resistance and clinical …

Biofilm Formation in Acinetobacter Baumannii: Genotype-Phenotype Correlation

CH Yang, PW Su, SH Moi, LY Chuang - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Strains of Acinetobacter baumannii are commensal and opportunistic pathogens that have
emerged as problematic hospital pathogens due to its biofilm formation ability and multiple …

Study of genetic diversity, biofilm formation, and detection of Carbapenemase, MBL, ESBL, and tetracycline resistance genes in multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter …

R Ranjbar, A Farahani - Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, 2019 - Springer
Background Antimicrobial resistance in multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MDR-
AB) isolated from burn wound infections is a major concern in intensive care or burns units …

[HTML][HTML] Prevention, inhibition, and degradation effects of melittin alone and in combination with vancomycin and rifampin against strong biofilm producer strains of …

R Mirzaei, MY Alikhani, CR Arciola, I Sedighi… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE) bacteria are being recognized as
true pathogens as they are able to resist methicillin and commonly form biofilms. Recent …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of carbapenem resistance in environmental samples and Acinetobacter spp. isolates from wastewater and river water in Poland

J Hubeny, E Korzeniewska, M Buta-Hubeny… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to analyze the prevalence of carbapenem resistance genes in
Acinetobacter spp. isolated from wastewater in a municipal WWTP and to determine their …