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Virulence-related traits of epidemic Acinetobacter baumannii strains belonging to the international clonal lineages I-III and to the emerging genotypes ST25 and ST78.
BMC infectious diseases - 20 Jun 2013
Giannouli Maria, Antunes Luísa C S, Marchetti Veronica, Triassi Maria, Visca Paolo, Zarrilli Raffaele
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BACKGROUND: Acinetobacter baumannii is responsible for large epidemics in hospitals, where it can persist for long time on abiotic surfaces. This study investigated some virulence-related traits of epidemic A. baumannii strains assigned to distinct MLST genotypes, including those corresponding to the international clones I-III as well as emerging genotypes responsible for recent epidemics. METHODS: Genotyping of...
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