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Acinetobacter baumannii virulence is enhanced by the combined presence of virulence factors genes phospholipase C (plcN) and elastase (lasB).
Microbial pathogenesis - 1 Sept 2017
Kareem Sawsan Mohammed, Al-Kadmy Israa M S, Al-Kaabi Marwah Hasan, Aziz Sarah Naji, Ahmad Mohammad
Abstract excerpt
The ability of multidrug resistance Acinetobacter baumannii to persist in any circumstances regard to the acquisition of many virulence factors genes and antibiotic resistance genes is major concern in the hospitals environments. In this study, thirty A. baumannii isolates were collected from blood infections from hospitalized patients were subjected to screening for virulence factors genes plcN and lasB by...
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