Insights into <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> AMA205's Unprecedented Antibiotic Resistance.

ABSTRACT: The rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in clinical settings has become a significant global concern. Among these bacteria, Acinetobacter baumannii stands out due to its remarkable ability to acquire resistance genes and persist in hospital environments, leading to some of the most challenging infections. Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) plays a crucial role in the evolution of this pathogen. The A. baumannii AMA205 strain, belonging to sequence type ST79, was isolated from a COVID-19 patient in Argentina in 2021. This strain's antimicrobial resistance profile is notable as it harbors multiple resistance genes, some of which had not been previously described in this species. The AmpC family β-lactamase bla_CMY-6, commonly found in Enterobacterales, had never

SUBMITTER: Traglia GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11546953 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature