Interspecies DNA acquisition by a naturally competent Acinetobacter baumannii strain
G. M. Traglia, K. Place, C. Dotto, J. S. Fernandez, C. dos Santos Bahiense, A. Soler-Bistue, A. Iriarte, M. Tolmasky, R. A. Bonomo, R. Melano, M. S. Ramirez
This study shows that natural transformation enables Acinetobacter baumannii to acquire antibiotic resistance genes from Klebsiella pneumoniae, contributing to the emergence of multi-drug-resistant strains.
bioRxiv · Apr 26, 2018Microbiology