Acinetobacter, like other gram-negative bacteria, has an outer membrane and a cytoplasmic membrane, between which (the periplasmic space) β-lactamases (carbapenemases, AmpC β-lactamases, and ...

Researchers have discovered and characterized at the atomic level a mechanism that enables bacterial pathogens—including ...

Acinetobacter baumannii is a bacteria which can become a virulent killer in health-care settings among severely ill patients. The germ has rapidly developed drug resistance to even last-line ...

Healthy people can also carry the Acinetobacter bacteria on their skin, particularly if they work in a healthcare setting. It can survive for a long time on dry surfaces, making it difficult to ...

Researchers have found bacteria often associated with hospital infections in meat samples from markets in Peru. The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) led the study, published in the ...

Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged in the last decades as a major cause of healthcare-associated infections and nosocomial outbreaks. Multidrug-resistant (MDR) A. baumannii is a rapidly emerging ...

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The genus Acinetobacter is a heterogeneous group of organisms that comprises 17 named species and 15 species that have no valid names as of yet. Acinetobacter baumannii and the closely related genomic ...

The pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii can survive on hospital surfaces -- without water -- for months, an ability that has helped it become a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections. Now, a team ...

Acinetobacter baumannii are bacteria that cause infections in the blood, lungs, kidneys, brain, and other organs. These bacteria are nonmotile (don't move on their own), strictly aerobic (need oxygen ...