CRISPR-Cas in Acinetobacter baumannii Contributes to Antibiotic Susceptibility by Targeting Endogenous <i>AbaI</i>
Yuhang Wang, Jie Yang, Xiaoli Sun, Mengying Li, Pengyu Zhang, Zhongtian Zhu, Hongmei Jiao, Tingting Guo, Guocai Li
Abstract
CRISPR-Cas systems are vital for genome editing, bacterial virulence, and antibiotic resistance. How CRISPR-Cas systems regulate antibiotic resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii is almost wholly unknown.
Topics & Concepts
Acinetobacter baumanniiCRISPREffluxBiofilmQuorum sensingMicrobiologyHorizontal gene transferBiologyAcinetobacterAntibiotic resistanceAntibioticsBacteriaGenePseudomonas aeruginosaGeneticsGenomeCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBacterial biofilms and quorum sensing