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List of works by Luis A Actis

A Light-Regulated Type I Pilus Contributes to Acinetobacter baumannii Biofilm, Motility, and Virulence Functions

article by Cecily R Wood et al published September 2018 in Infection and Immunity

AB5075, a Highly Virulent Isolate of Acinetobacter baumannii, as a Model Strain for the Evaluation of Pathogenesis and Antimicrobial Treatments.

scientific article

Acinetobacter baumannii biofilms: Variations among strains and correlations with other cell properties

scientific article published on May 3, 2011

Acinetobacter baumannii strain M2 produces type IV pili which play a role in natural transformation and twitching motility but not surface-associated motility

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Acinetobacter baumannii: human infections, factors contributing to pathogenesis and animal models

scientific article published on June 18, 2012

Acinetobacter strains carry two functional oligosaccharyltransferases, one devoted exclusively to type IV pilin, and the other one dedicated to O-glycosylation of multiple proteins.

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Adjunctive transferrin to reduce the emergence of antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

An Update on the Acinetobacter baumannii Regulatory Circuitry

scientific article published on 26 May 2018

Analysis of pVU3695, a plasmid encoding glutathione-dependent formaldehyde dehydrogenase activity and formaldehyde resistance in the Escherichia coli VU3695 clinical strain

scientific article published in March 2004

Analysis of the role of the LH92_11085 gene of a biofilm hyper-producing Acinetobacter baumannii strain on biofilm formation and attachment to eukaryotic cells

scientific article published on 8 February 2016

Antimicrobial Activity of Gallium Protoporphyrin IX against Acinetobacter baumannii Strains Displaying Different Antibiotic Resistance Phenotypes

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Apotransferrin in Combination with Ciprofloxacin Slows Bacterial Replication, Prevents Resistance Amplification, and Increases Antimicrobial Regimen Effect

scientific article published on 25 April 2019

Attachment to and biofilm formation on abiotic surfaces by Acinetobacter baumannii: involvement of a novel chaperone-usher pili assembly system

scientific article (publication date: December 2003)

Characterization of a two-component regulatory system from Acinetobacter baumannii that controls biofilm formation and cellular morphology

scientific article published in November 2008

Characterization of the IgA1 protease from the Brazilian purpuric fever strain F3031 of Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius

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Cloning and sequencing of a genomic island found in the Brazilian purpuric fever clone of Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius

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Complete nucleotide sequence of Klebsiella pneumoniae multiresistance plasmid pJHCMW1.

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Complete sequence of virulence plasmid pJM1 from the marine fish pathogen Vibrio anguillarum strain 775.

scientific article published in October 2003

Contribution of the A. baumannii A1S_0114 Gene to the Interaction with Eukaryotic Cells and Virulence

scientific article published on 03 April 2017

CsuA/BABCDE-dependent pili are not involved in the adherence of Acinetobacter baumannii ATCC19606(T) to human airway epithelial cells and their inflammatory response

scientific article published on 01 April 2009

Deciphering the iron response in Acinetobacter baumannii: A proteomics approach

scientific article published on August 6, 2010

Detection and analysis of iron uptake components expressed by Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates

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Discovery and Characterization of New Hydroxamate Siderophores, Baumannoferrin A and B, produced by Acinetobacter baumannii

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Draft Genome Sequences of Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates from Wounded Military Personnel

scientific article published on 25 August 2016

Draft Genome Sequences of Escherichia coli Isolates from Wounded Military Personnel

scientific article published on 11 August 2016

Draft Genome Sequences of Klebsiella pneumoniae Clinical Type Strain ATCC 13883 and Three Multidrug-Resistant Clinical Isolates.

scientific article

Draft Genome Sequences of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Wounded Military Personnel

scientific article published on 11 August 2016

Draft Genome Sequences of Two Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates from a Fatal Case of Necrotizing Fasciitis

scientific article published on 26 March 2020

Draft Genome of the Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Strain A155 Clinical Isolate

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Effect of ethanol on differential protein production and expression of potential virulence functions in the opportunistic pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii

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Evaluation of different iron sources and their influence in biofilm formation by the dental pathogen Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans

scientific article published in January 2007

Evaluation of the Antibacterial Activity of 75 Mushrooms Collected in the Vicinity of Oxford, Ohio (USA)

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Extracellular stress and lipopolysaccharide modulate Acinetobacter baumannii surface-associated motility

scientific article published on June 30, 2012

Functional features of TonB energy transduction systems of Acinetobacter baumannii

scientific article published on July 2013

Genetic and functional analyses of the Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans AfeABCD siderophore-independent iron acquisition system

scientific article published on June 2005

Genetic and phenotypic analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii insertion derivatives generated with a transposome system

scientific article published on December 2002

Genetic organization of an Acinetobacter baumannii chromosomal region harbouring genes related to siderophore biosynthesis and transport

scientific article published on May 1, 2003

Genomic analysis of the F3031 Brazilian purpuric fever clone of Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius by PCR-based subtractive hybridization

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Global assessment of small RNAs reveals a non-coding transcript involved in biofilm formation and attachment in Acinetobacter baumannii ATCC 17978.

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Horizontal gene transfer and assortative recombination within the Acinetobacter baumannii clinical population provide genetic diversity at the single carO gene, encoding a major outer membrane protein channel

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Identification of BfmR, a response regulator involved in biofilm development, as a target for a 2-Aminoimidazole-based antibiofilm agent

scientific article published on 29 November 2012

Identification of Potential Virulence Factors in the Model Strain Acinetobacter baumannii A118

scientific article published on 23 July 2019

Inhibition of AAC(6')-Ib-mediated resistance to amikacin in Acinetobacter baumannii by an antisense peptide-conjugated 2',4'-bridged nucleic acid-NC-DNA hybrid oligomer

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Insight into innovative approaches to battle Acinetobacter baumannii infection therapy struggles

scientific article published on January 1, 2010

Iron acquisition functions expressed by the human pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii

scientific article published on 07 January 2009

Iron acquisition in the dental pathogen Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans: what does it use as a source and how does it get this essential metal?

scientific article published on 6 January 2007

Iron-Regulated Phospholipase C Activity Contributes to the Cytolytic Activity and Virulence of Acinetobacter baumannii

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Isolation and Characterization of the Acinetobactin and Baumannoferrin Siderophores Produced by Acinetobacter baumannii

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Klebsiella pneumoniae multiresistance plasmid pMET1: similarity with the Yersinia pestis plasmid pCRY and integrative conjugative elements

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Miltefosine reduces the cytolytic activity and virulence of

scientific article published on 21 December 2018

Modeling Acinetobacter baumannii wound infections: The critical role of iron

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Mucin acts as a nutrient source and a signal for the differential expression of genes coding for cellular processes and virulence factors in Acinetobacter baumannii.

scientific article published on 8 January 2018

Plasmid- and chromosome-encoded siderophore anguibactin systems found in marine vibrios: biosynthesis, transport and evolution

scientific article published on 10 May 2013

Regulation of Acinetobacter baumannii biofilm formation

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Role of acinetobactin-mediated iron acquisition functions in the interaction of Acinetobacter baumannii strain ATCC 19606T with human lung epithelial cells, Galleria mellonella caterpillars, and mice

scientific article published on 9 January 2012

Role of the carboxy terminus of SecA in iron acquisition, protein translocation, and virulence of the bacterial pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii

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Selectable Markers for Use in Genetic Manipulation of Extensively Drug-Resistant (XDR) Acinetobacter baumannii HUMC1.

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Sequence and organization of pMAC, an Acinetobacter baumannii plasmid harboring genes involved in organic peroxide resistance

scientific article published on 13 March 2006

Staring at the cold sun: blue light regulation is distributed within the genus Acinetobacter

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Stress Responses in the Opportunistic Pathogen Acinetobacter Baumannii

scientific article published on March 1, 2013

Stress response and virulence functions of the Acinetobacter baumannii NfuA Fe-S scaffold protein

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Structural and functional analysis of the Acinetobacter baumannii BlsA photoreceptor and regulatory protein

scientific article published on 15 August 2019

The Acinetobacter baumannii 19606 OmpA protein plays a role in biofilm formation on abiotic surfaces and in the interaction of this pathogen with eukaryotic cells

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The Acinetobacter baumannii entA gene located outside the acinetobactin cluster is critical for siderophore production, iron acquisition and virulence

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The Influence of Blue Light and the BlsA Photoreceptor on the Oxidative Stress Resistance Mechanisms of <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>

scientific article published on 24 March 2022

The anguibactin biosynthesis and transport genes are encoded in the chromosome of Vibrio harveyi: a possible evolutionary origin for the pJM1 plasmid–encoded system of Vibrio anguillarum?

scientific article published on January 18, 2013

The opportunistic human pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii senses and responds to light

scientific article published on October 2010

The siderophore-mediated iron acquisition systems of Acinetobacter baumannii ATCC 19606 and Vibrio anguillarum 775 are structurally and functionally related

scientific article published in November 2004

The structure of the biofilm-controlling response regulator BfmR from Acinetobacter baumannii reveals details of its DNA-binding mechanism.

scientific article published on 10 February 2018

Two <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Isolates Obtained From a Fatal Necrotizing Fasciitis Infection Display Distinct Genomic and Phenotypic Characteristics in Comparison to Type Strains

scientific article published on 12 April 2021

Using a microbial physiologic and genetic approach to investigate how bacteria sense physical stimuli

scientific article published on 23 July 2014

Yersinia pestis Transition Metal Divalent Cation Transporters

scientific article published on January 1, 2012