Capsule Thickness, Not Biofilm Formation, Gives Rise to Mucoid Acinetobacter baumannii Phenotypes That are More Prevalent in Long-Term Infections: A Study of Clinical Isolates from a Hospital in China

Capsule Thickness, Not Biofilm Formation, Gives Rise to Mucoid Acinetobacter baumannii Phenotypes That are More Prevalent in Long-Term Infections: A Study of Clinical Isolates from a Hospital in China

Lihua Hu,1,* Yue Shi,2,3,* Qingye Xu,2,3 Linghong Zhang,2,3 Jintao He,2,3 Yan Jiang,2,3 Lilin Liu,2,3 Sebastian Leptihn,4 Yunsong Yu,2,3 Xiaoting Hua,2,3 Zhihui Zhou2,3 1Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hangzhou General Hospital of Chinese People’s Armed Police, Hangzhou, People&r...

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Main Authors: Hu L, Shi Y, Xu Q, Zhang L, He J, Jiang Y, Liu L, Leptihn S, Yu Y, Hua X, Zhou Z
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2020-01-01
Series:Infection and Drug Resistance
Subjects:
acinetobacter baumannii
capsule
biofilm formation
mucoid phenotype
Online Access:https://www.dovepress.com/capsule-thickness-not-biofilm-formation-gives-rise-to-mucoid-acinetoba-peer-reviewed-article-IDR

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