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Differential Role of the T6SS in Acinetobacter baumannii Virulence.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Repizo Guillermo D, Gagné Stéphanie, Foucault-Grunenwald Marie-Laure, Borges Vitor, Charpentier Xavier, Limansky Adriana S, Gomes João Paulo, Viale Alejandro M, Salcedo Suzana P
Abstract excerpt
Gram-negative bacteria, such as Acinetobacter baumannii, are an increasing burden in hospitals worldwide with an alarming spread of multi-drug resistant (MDR) strains. Herein, we compared a type strain (ATCC17978), a non-clinical isolate (DSM30011) and MDR strains of A. baumannii implicated in hospital outbreaks (Ab242, Ab244 and Ab825), revealing distinct patterns of type VI secretion system (T6SS)...
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