Healthcare Infrastructure Shapes Evolutionary Trade-offs and Geographic Dissemination of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
Shengkai Li, Yilei Wu, Yan Zhou, Ling Zhong, Yongmei Jiang, Yuezhuo Wang, Jin Li, Haixia Lin, Heng Li, Shuting Xia, Hong Du, Rong Zhang, Yongliang Lou, Shaopu Wang, Ping He, , Zhemin Zhou
This study shows how hospital network structure influences the evolution and spread of drug-resistant bacteria, identifying two distinct evolutionary strategies in Acinetobacter baumannii.
bioRxiv · Jan 9, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology