Capsule Thickness, Not Biofilm Formation, Gives Rise to Mucoid Acinetobacter baumannii Phenotypes That are More Prevalent in Long-Term Infections: A Study of Clinical Isolates from a Hospital in China

BACKGROUND: Acinetobacter baumannii is a nosocomial pathogen of critical importance due to the increasing numbers of antibiotic-resistant isolates. Colonies can have a smooth or matt appearance, but also exhibit slimy, mucoid growth, with the latter being increasingly isolated in patients in recent...

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Autores principales: Hu, Lihua, Shi, Yue, Xu, Qingye, Zhang, Linghong, He, Jintao, Jiang, Yan, Liu, Lilin, Leptihn, Sebastian, Yu, Yunsong, Hua, Xiaoting, Zhou, Zhihui
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2020
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6957007/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32021324
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S230178

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6957007/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32021324
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S230178

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