Mobile genetic elements related to carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii

Abstract Acinetobacter baumannii is widely recognized as an important pathogen associated with nosocomial infections. The treatment of these infections is often difficult due to the acquisition of resistance genes. A. baumannii presents a high genetic plasticity which allows the accumulation of thes...

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Main Authors: Mariana Pagano, Andreza Francisco Martins, Afonso Luis Barth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822016000400785&lng=en&tlng=en