SILVA, Liliana [et al.] (2020) - The success of particular acinetobacter baumannii clones: accumulating resistance and virulence inside a sugary shield. The Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. dkaa453. 10.1093/jac/dkaa453
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The success of particular acinetobacter baumannii clones: accumulating resistance and virulence inside a sugary shield
This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy following peer review. The version of record Liliana Silva, Filipa Grosso, Carla Rodrigues, Magdalena Ksiezarek, Helena Ramos, Luísa Peixe, The success of particular Acinetobacter baumannii clones: accumulating resistance and virulence inside a sugary shield, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, , dkaa453, https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkaa453 is available online at: https://academic.oup.com/jac/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/jac/dkaa453/5956384?redirectedFrom=fulltext In Portugal, carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) has been associated with ST98, ST103 and ST208 (Oxford Scheme, Oxf) and a clone has usually been associated with a particular period of time. These clonal shifts were primarily explained by an increased antimicrobial resistance profile. Here we explore genomic and biochemical differences among these and more recent clones, which could further explain the diversity and evolution of this species. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion