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Identification of Two Variants of Acinetobacter baumannii Strain ATCC 17978 with Distinct Genotypes and Phenotypes.
Infection and immunity - 16 Nov 2021
Wijers Christiaan D M, Pham Ly, Menon Swapna, Boyd Kelli L, Noel Hannah R, Skaar Eric P, Gaddy Jennifer A, Palmer Lauren D, Noto Michael J
Abstract excerpt
Acinetobacter baumannii is a nosocomial pathogen that exhibits substantial genomic plasticity. Here, the identification of two variants of A. baumannii ATCC 17978 that differ based on the presence of a 44-kb accessory locus, named AbaAL44 (A. baumannii accessory locus 44 kb), is described. Analyses of existing deposited data suggest that both variants are found in published studies of A. baumannii ATCC 17978 and...
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