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Acinetobacter

Acinetobacter

1 9.9
A type of bacteria often found in soil and water that sometimes causes infections in people
  • proper noun
  • /ˌæsɪnɪˈtoʊbæktər/
  • Specialized
: Acinetobacter
  • The most common pathogen was Acinetobacter species (62.5%), while Pseudomonas aeruginosa was the second most common pathogen (25%) in VAP cases.
  • Acinetobacter baumannii
  • Acinetobacter species
  • A. Acinetobacter

Examples

  • The most clinically relevant members of the Acinetobacter genus phylogenetically cluster into the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii (Acb) complex 11.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Many strains of Acinetobacter have two distinct contact-dependent inhibition (CDI) systems to kill sister cells that do not have the associated immunity protein (antitoxin) 52.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The most clinically relevant members of the Acinetobacter genus phylogenetically cluster into the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii (Acb) complex 11.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Indeed, in Acinetobacter baylyi, a nonpathogenic relative of A. baumannii, capsular polysaccharides promote survival during periods of desiccation.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The capsular polysaccharide, glycoproteins, and hepta-acylated lipooligosaccharide (LOS) all contribute to the virulence of Acinetobacter baumannii.

    Academic text (2018)

  • In A. baumannii and Acinetobacter nosocomialis, the capsular polysaccharide and glycoproteins are formed by glycans alone and glycans attached to proteins, respectively 59.

    Academic text (2018)

  • In an Israeli study, half of all doctors' uniforms played host to bugs such as Acinetobacter.

  • The war wounds in Iraq often became infected with Acinetobacter.

  • The most frequent causes of resistant newborn infections in India are bacteria like Klebsiella and Acinetobacter, which are found in untreated human waste.

Compounds

Acinetobacter baumannii
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A kind of bacteria that causes serious infections in hospitals and is often resistant to antibiotics

Surface Forms

Acinetobacter main

Etymology

Acinetobacter comes from Greek parts a- 'not', kinetos 'moving', and bacter 'bacterium', like the common word bacteria. So the name means a 'non-moving bacterium', a simple image to remember that some species are found in soil and water and can sometimes infect people.