细菌Acinetobacter variabilis代表了一种多样化的物种,具有与抗生素耐药性和表面多糖化合物相关的新区域

Lucy L Patterson1, Eva Hatje2, Mohammad Katouli3

  • 1Australian Institute for Microbiology and Infection, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia.

Microbial genomics
|February 13, 2026
PubMed
概括

作为一种机会性病原体的Acinetobacter variabilis含有多种抗生素耐药性基因. 这项研究对一种新的菌株进行了测序,揭示了新的移动遗传元素和病毒性相关基因的变异,影响了Acinetobacter属的理解.

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