The success of acinetobacter species; genetic, metabolic and virulence attributes.

An understanding of why certain Acinetobacter species are more successful in causing nosocomial infections, transmission and epidemic spread in healthcare institutions compared with other species is lacking. We used genomic, phenotypic and virulence studies to identify differences between Acinetobac...

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Main Authors: Anton Y Peleg, Anna de Breij, Mark D Adams, Gustavo M Cerqueira, Stefano Mocali, Marco Galardini, Peter H Nibbering, Ashlee M Earl, Doyle V Ward, David L Paterson, Harald Seifert, Lenie Dijkshoorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3483291?pdf=render