acinetobacter

/ ˈæsɪnɪtɒˌbæktə /

noun

1. a bacterium that causes infections such as pneumonia, particularly in people who have a compromised immune system

Word History and Origins

Origin of acinetobacter¹

C20: from Greek acetinae immovable + bacter ( ium )

Example Sentences

Dietary zinc deficiency promotes lung infection by Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria -- a leading cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia, according to a new study published Nov. 15 in the journal Nature Microbiology.

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Last month, they published findings in Nature Communications on the interaction between another genus of bacteria, Acinetobacter, and a phage that infects it.

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In a new study, published today in the journal Nature Machine Intelligence, researchers report they have developed a new generative AI model called SyntheMol, which can design new antibiotics to stop the spread of Acinetobacter baumannii, which the World Health Organization has identified as one of the world's most dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

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In a new paper published March 2, 2024 in npj Antimicrobials and Resistance, part of the Nature Portfolio, researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys, working with Roche Pharma Research and Early Development, describe how two notable pathogens -- Escherichia coli and Acinetobacter baumannii -- employ distinctly different tools to fend off antibiotic attack.

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Acinetobacter baumannii is more problematic, particularly in clinical settings where it can cause severe infections, some life-threatening.

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