DISRUPTION OF A DNA REPAIR PROTEIN PROMOTES ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII
Suman Tiwari, Hasan Raza, Namrata Bonde, Roberto Jhonatan Olea‐Ozuna, Tuhina Maity, Muneer Oladipupo Yaqub, Tahira Amdid Ratna, Kelli Palmer, Joseph M. Boll, Jonathan M. Monk, Nicholas Allen Dillon
This study identifies disruption of the DNA repair protein RuvB as a mechanism promoting minocycline resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii through enhanced biofilm formation and extracellular DNA accumulation.
bioRxiv · Aug 27, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology