GenomicsbioRxivPreprint
High genetic diversity and blaNDM-1 prevalence among Acinetobacter baumannii in Nigerian hospitals
Erkison Ewomazino Odih, Anderson O. Oaikhena, Anthony P. Underwood…·Iruka N. Okeke
This study characterizes the genetic diversity and carbapenem resistance mechanisms in Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from Nigerian hospitals using whole-genome sequencing, revealing high prevalence of blaNDM-1 and transposon-mediated dissemination of resistance genes.
DOI 10.1101/2023.01.20.524999