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Acinetobacter baumannii utilizes a novel protective factor to combat desiccation-induced oxidative stress.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2026
Farrow John M, Wells Greg, Pesci Everett C
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One of the factors that facilitates the nosocomial spread of the frequently multidrug-resistant pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii is its ability to persist on dry surfaces for weeks. These bacteria do not form spores, but instead rely on a group of protective factors to survive desiccation. We investigated a protective factor of unknown function, referred to here as desiccation tolerance protein C (DtpC), which we...
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