Outer membrane vesicles containing OmpA induce mitochondrial fragmentation to promote pathogenesis of Acinetobacter baumannii

Abstract Acinetobacter baumannii is a highly antibiotic resistant Gram-negative bacterium that causes life-threatening infections in humans with a very high mortality rate. A. baumannii is an extracellular pathogen with poorly understood virulence mechanisms. Here we report that A. baumannii employs...

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Main Authors: Varnesh Tiku, Eric M. Kofoed, Donghong Yan, Jing Kang, Min Xu, Mike Reichelt, Ivan Dikic, Man-Wah Tan
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/e2acf545e8914bfdbf0d125959f80a3a
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