Capsule carbohydrate structure determines virulence in Acinetobacter baumannii
Capsule carbohydrate structure determines virulence in Acinetobacter baumannii
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United States: Public Library of Science
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English
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Acinetobacter baumannii is a highly antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogen for which novel therapeutic approaches are needed. Unfortunately, the drivers of virulence in A. baumannii remain uncertain. By comparing genomes among a panel of A. baumannii strains we identified a specific gene variation in the capsule locus that correlated with altered...
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Capsule carbohydrate structure determines virulence in Acinetobacter baumannii
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_2501883539
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_2501883539
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1553-7374,1553-7366
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1553-7374
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10.1371/journal.ppat.1009291
