Preferential Selection of Low-Frequency, Lipopolysaccharide-Modified, Colistin-Resistant Mutants with a Combination of Antimicrobials in Acinetobacter baumannii
Go Kamoshida, Noriteru Yamada, Tomoka Nakamura, Daiki Yamaguchi, Daichi Kai, M. Yamashita, Chiaki Hayashi, Nana Kanda, Moe Sakaguchi, Hitoshi Morimoto, Teppei Sawada, Tomoko Okada, Yuki Kaya, Norihiko Takemoto, Kinnosuke Yahiro
Abstract
against carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii strains, our observations strongly suggest the need for attention to the emergence of strains with a modified lipopolysaccharide during treatment.
Topics & Concepts
Acinetobacter baumanniiColistinMicrobiologyAntimicrobialAcinetobacterSelection (genetic algorithm)BiologyMutantMedicineAntibioticsBacteriaGeneticsPseudomonas aeruginosaGeneComputer scienceArtificial intelligenceAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingVibrio bacteria research studies