Essential biological processes of an emerging pathogen: DNA replication, transcription, and cell division in Acinetobacter spp.

Authors

Andrew Robinson, University of WollongongFollow
Anthony J. Brzoska, University of Newcastle
Kylie M. Turner, University of Technology, Sydney
Ryan Withers, University of Newcastle
Elizabeth J. Harry, University of Technology, Sydney
Peter J. Lewis, University of Newcastle
Nicholas E. Dixon, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

32934

Publication Details

Robinson, A., Brzoska, A., Turner, K., Withers, R., Harry, E., Lewis, P. & Dixon, N. E. (2010). Essential Biological Processes of an Emerging Pathogen: DNA Replication, Transcription, and Cell Division in Acinetobacter spp.. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, 74 (2), 273-297.

Abstract

Species of the bacterial genus Acinetobacter are becoming increasingly important as a source of hospital-acquired infections (31, 185, 204). Acinetobacter spp. are ubiquitous nonmotile gammaproteobacteria, typified by metabolic versatility and a capacity for natural transformation (172, 204). The species of most clinical relevance is A. baumannii; however, pathogenic strains of A. lwoffi and A. baylyi have also been described (38, 185, 215).