Volume 19, Number 5—May 2013
Etymologia
Etymologia: Acinetobacter
Article Contents
Acinetobacter [as´ĭ-net´o-bak´ər]
Acinetobacter baumannii—named in honor of American bacteriologists Paul and Linda Baumann—is a nosocomial pathogen with acquired multidrug resistance that is emerging as a major concern worldwide. Motility is linked to increased virulence in bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Dichelobacter nodosus; however, whether motility plays a role in the virulence of A. baumannii remains unclear.
Suggested citation for this article: Etymologia: Acinetobacter. Emerg Infect Dis [Internet]. 2013 May [date cited]. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1905.ET1905
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