Pilus Production in Acinetobacter baumannii Is Growth Phase Dependent and Essential for Natural Transformation
Nina Vesel, Melanie Blokesch
Abstract
Rapid bacterial evolution has alarming negative impacts on animal and human health which can occur when pathogens acquire antimicrobial resistance traits. As a major cause of antibiotic-resistant opportunistic infections, A. baumannii is a high-priority health threat which has motivated renewed interest in studying how this pathogen acquires new, dangerous traits.
Topics & Concepts
PilusBiologyAcinetobacter baumanniiMicrobiologyBacteriaHorizontal gene transferBiogenesisPseudomonas aeruginosaGenomeGeneticsBiofilmDNAMutantGeneVirulenceAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaVibrio bacteria research studiesEscherichia coli research studies