Comparative genomics of multidrug resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii.

Comparative genomics of multidrug resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii.

Acinetobacter baumannii is a species of nonfermentative gram-negative bacteria commonly found in water and soil. This organism was susceptible to most antibiotics in the 1970s. It has now become a major cause of hospital-acquired infections worldwide due to its remarkable propensity to rapidly acqui...

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Main Authors: Pierre-Edouard Fournier, David Vallenet, Valérie Barbe, Stéphane Audic, Hiroyuki Ogata, Laurent Poirel, Hervé Richet, Catherine Robert, Sophie Mangenot, Chantal Abergel, Patrice Nordmann, Jean Weissenbach, Didier Raoult, Jean-Michel Claverie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1326220?pdf=render

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