Article
Rapid identification of capsulated Acinetobacter baumannii using a density-dependent gradient test.
BMC microbiology - 16 Sept 2020
Kon Hadas, Schwartz David, Temkin Elizabeth, Carmeli Yehuda, Lellouche Jonathan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Gram-negative bacterial capsules are associated with production of carbohydrates, frequently resulting in a mucoid phenotype. Infections caused by capsulated or mucoid A. baumannii are associated with increased clinical severity. Therefore, it is clinically and epidemiologically important to identify capsulated A. baumannii. Here, we describe a density-dependent gradient test to distinguish between...
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