High DNA Uptake Capacity of International Clone II Acinetobacter baumannii Detected by a Novel Planktonic Natural Transformation Assay

High DNA Uptake Capacity of International Clone II Acinetobacter baumannii Detected by a Novel Planktonic Natural Transformation Assay

Acquisition of novel resistance genes is a key driver of multidrug resistance in the nosocomial pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii. To investigate the DNA uptake ability among clinical A. baumannii strains, a planktonic salt-free transformation assay was developed. A total of 142 clinical A. baumannii...

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Main Authors: Yuan Hu, Lihua He, Xiaoxia Tao, Fanliang Meng, Jianzhong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Acinetobacter baumannii
natural transformation
competence induction
international clonal lineage 2
DNA uptake
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02165/full

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