Can Insertion Sequences Proliferation Influence Genomic Plasticity? Comparative Analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii Sequence Type 78, a Persistent Clone in Italian Hospitals

Can Insertion Sequences Proliferation Influence Genomic Plasticity? Comparative Analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii Sequence Type 78, a Persistent Clone in Italian Hospitals

Acinetobacter baumannii is a known opportunistic pathogen, dangerous for public health mostly due to its ability to rapidly acquire antibiotic-resistance traits. Its genome was described as characterized by remarkable plasticity, with a high frequency of homologous recombinations and proliferation o...

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Main Authors: Stefano Gaiarsa, Ibrahim Bitar, Francesco Comandatore, Marta Corbella, Aurora Piazza, Erika Scaltriti, Laura Villa, Umberto Postiglione, Piero Marone, Elisabetta Nucleo, Stefano Pongolini, Roberta Migliavacca, Davide Sassera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Acinetobacter baumannii
genomic plasticity
ST78
insertion sequences
SMAL
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02080/full

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