Identification of a Novel Ciprofloxacin Tolerance Gene, <i>aciT</i> , Which Contributes to Filamentation in Acinetobacter baumannii
Varsha Naidu, Bhumika S. Shah, Karthik Shantharam Kamath, Arthur Chien, Stephanie Nagy, Alaska Pokhrel, Mark P. Molloy, Karl A. Hassan, Ian T. Paulsen
Abstract
species, suggesting an important role. With these findings taken together, this study has identified a new gene conferring tolerance to ciprofloxacin, likely by enabling filamentation in response to the antibiotic.
Topics & Concepts
Acinetobacter baumanniiFilamentationCiprofloxacinAcinetobacterMicrobiologyBiologyAntibioticsPseudomonas aeruginosaGeneticsBacteriaLaserOpticsPhysicsAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaCancer therapeutics and mechanismsBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology