MicrobiologybioRxiv
Interspecies DNA acquisition by a naturally competent Acinetobacter baumannii strain
G. M. Traglia, K. Place, C. Dotto…·M. S. Ramirez
This study shows that natural transformation enables Acinetobacter baumannii to acquire antibiotic resistance genes from Klebsiella pneumoniae, contributing to the emergence of multi-drug-resistant strains.
DOI 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2018.12.013