Draft Genome Sequences of Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates from Wounded Military Personnel
Abstract
Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram-negative bacterium capable of causing hospital-acquired infections that has been grouped with Enterococcus faecium , Staphylococcus aureus , Klebsiella pneumoniae , Acinetobacter baumannii , Pseudomonas aeruginosa , and Enterobacter species as ESKAPE pathogens because of their extensive drug resistance phenotypes and increasing risk to human health. Twenty-four multidrug-resistant A. baumannii strains isolated from wounded military personnel were sequenced and annotated.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Aug 25, 2016
- Source ID
- 10.1128/genomea.00773-16
Entities
People
- Brock Arivett
- Dave C. Ream
- Destaalem Kidane
- Luis A. Actis
- Steven E. Fiester
Organizations
- Miami University
- Middle Tennessee State University
- United States Department of Defense