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Whole-genome sequence analysis of the naturally competent Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolate A118.
Genome biology and evolution - 26 Aug 2014
Traglia German M, Chua Katherina, Centrón Daniela, Tolmasky Marcelo E, Ramírez María Soledad
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Recent studies have demonstrated a high genomic plasticity in Acinetobacter baumannii, which may explain its high capacity to acquire multiple antibiotic resistance determinants and to survive in the hospital environment. Acinetobacter baumannii strain A118 (Ab A118) was isolated in the year 1995 from a blood culture of an intensive care unit patient. As this particular strain showed some peculiar characteristic...
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