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Acinetobacter baumannii biofilms: variations among strains and correlations with other cell properties.
Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea) - 1 Apr 2011
McQueary Christin N, Actis Luis A
Abstract excerpt
Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogen that causes serious infections in humans by colonizing and persisting on surfaces normally found in hospital settings. The capacity of this pathogen to persist in these settings could be due to its ability to form biofilms on inanimate surfaces. This report shows that although the ATCC 19606(T) type strain and 8 different clinical isolates form biofilms, there...
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