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Bacteriophage-encoded depolymerases: their diversity and biotechnological applications

(2016) Diana P. Pires et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

K19 capsular polysaccharide of Acinetobacter baumannii is produced via a Wzy polymerase encoded in a small genomic island rather than the KL19 capsule gene cluster

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The Tail Associated Protein of Acinetobacter baumannii Phage ΦAB6 Is the Host Specificity Determinant Possessing Exopolysaccharide Depolymerase Activity

(2016) Meng-Jiun Lai et al.   PLoS One

Novel Phage Lysin Capable of Killing the Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii in a Mouse Bacteremia Model

(2015) Rolf Lood et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Epidemiology and Management of Emerging Drug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria

(2015) Daniel P. Boyle et al.   UROLOGIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA

Antibiotic Modulation of Capsular Exopolysaccharide and Virulence in Acinetobacter baumannii

(2015) Edward Geisinger et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Major biologic characteristics of Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from hospital environmental and patients' respiratory tract sources

(2014) Nathir Obeidat et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL

Multiplex PCR for Identification of Two Capsular Types in Epidemic KPC-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Sequence Type 258 Strains

(2014) Liang Chen et al.   ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY

Virulence Properties of Multidrug Resistant Ocular Isolates ofAcinetobacter baumannii

(2014) Deepa Talreja et al.   CURRENT EYE RESEARCH

Isolation of a Bacteriophage and Its Depolymerase Specific for K1 Capsule of Klebsiella pneumoniae: Implication in Typing and Treatment

(2014) Tzu-Lung Lin et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Phage lysis: Three steps, three choices, one outcome

(2014) Ryland Young   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY

Characterization of Newly Isolated Lytic Bacteriophages Active against Acinetobacter baumannii

(2014) Maia Merabishvili et al.   PLoS One

Characterization and Genome Sequencing of Phage Abp1, a New phiKMV-Like Virus Infecting Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

(2013) Guangtao Huang et al.   CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY

Phage lysis: do we have the hole story yet?

(2013) Ry Young   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

Learning from Bacteriophages - Advantages and Limitations of Phage and Phage-Encoded Protein Applications

(2013) Zuzanna Drulis-Kawa et al.   CURRENT PROTEIN & PEPTIDE SCIENCE

Stable micron-scale holes are a general feature of canonical holins

(2013) Christos G. Savva et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Revenge of the phages: defeating bacterial defences

(2013) Julie E. Samson et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Scalable web services for the PSIPRED Protein Analysis Workbench

(2013) Daniel W. A. Buchan et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

The Complete Genome and Phenome of a Community-Acquired Acinetobacter baumannii

(2013) Daniel N. Farrugia et al.   PLoS One

Variation in the Complex Carbohydrate Biosynthesis Loci of Acinetobacter baumannii Genomes

(2013) Johanna J. Kenyon et al.   PLoS One

Diversity in the Major Polysaccharide Antigen of Acinetobacter Baumannii Assessed by DNA Sequencing, and Development of a Molecular Serotyping Scheme

(2013) Dalong Hu et al.   PLoS One

Isolation of a Bacteriophage Specific for a New Capsular Type of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Characterization of Its Polysaccharide Depolymerase

(2013) Chun-Ru Hsu et al.   PLoS One

Emerging therapies for multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

(2013) Meritxell García-Quintanilla et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Effect of a Novel Podophage AB7-IBB2 on Acinetobacter baumannii Biofilm

(2012) Nikhil D. Thawal et al.   CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY

Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens Associated with Healthcare-Associated Infections Summary of Data Reported to the National Healthcare Safety Network at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009–2010

(2012) Dawn M. Sievert et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

The Spanin Complex Is Essential for Lambda Lysis

(2012) J. Berry et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Identification of EPS-degrading activity within the tail spikes of the novel Pseudomonas putida phage AF

(2012) Anneleen Cornelissen et al.   VIROLOGY

The Acinetobacter baumannii Oxymoron: Commensal Hospital Dweller Turned Pan-Drug-Resistant Menace

(2012) Ignasi Roca et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Antibacterial activity of Acinetobacter baumannii phage ϕAB2 endolysin (LysAB2) against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria

(2011) Meng-Jiun Lai et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Adherence and motility characteristics of clinical Acinetobacter baumannii isolates

(2011) Bart A. Eijkelkamp et al.   FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS

Genomic analysis of bacteriophage ϕAB1, a ϕKMV-like virus infecting multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

(2011) Kai-Chih Chang et al.   GENOMICS

Genomes and Characterization of Phages Bcep22 and BcepIL02, Founders of a Novel Phage Type in Burkholderia cenocepacia

(2011) J. J. Gill et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Effect of biofilm formation on the survival of Acinetobacter baumannii on dry surfaces

(2011) P. Espinal et al.   JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION

Nosocomial bloodstream infections due to Acinetobacter baumannii, Acinetobacter pittii and Acinetobacter nosocomialis in the United States

(2011) Hilmar Wisplinghoff et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTION

The T7-Related Pseudomonas putida Phage φ15 Displays Virion-Associated Biofilm Degradation Properties

(2011) Anneleen Cornelissen et al.   PLoS One

Deciphering the Multifactorial Nature of Acinetobacter baumannii Pathogenicity

(2011) Luísa C. S. Antunes et al.   PLoS One

Salmonella Typhimurium-specific bacteriophage ΦSH19 and the origins of species specificity in the Vi01-like phage family

(2011) Steven PT Hooton et al.   Virology Journal

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(2010) Joel Fishbain et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Phage Choice, Isolation, and Preparation for Phage Therapy

(2010) Jason Gill et al.   CURRENT PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

The K1 Capsular Polysaccharide of Acinetobacter baumannii Strain 307-0294 Is a Major Virulence Factor

(2010) T. A. Russo et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

The K5 Lyase KflA Combines a Viral Tail Spike Structure with a Bacterial Polysaccharide Lyase Mechanism

(2010) James E. Thompson et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Micron-scale holes terminate the phage infection cycle

(2010) J. S. Dewey et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Bacteriophage-derived enzyme that depolymerizes the alginic acid capsule associated with cystic fibrosis isolates ofPseudomonas aeruginosa

(2009) T. Glonti et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Biofilm formation in Acinetobacter baumannii: associated features and clinical implications

(2008) J. Rodríguez-Baño et al.   CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION

A colorimetric microtiter plate method for assessment of phage effect on Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm

(2008) Petar Knezevic et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS

Phylogeny.fr: robust phylogenetic analysis for the non-specialist

(2008) A. Dereeper et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH