How Acinetobacter baumannii survives without water on hospital surfaces: Vanderbilt researchers discovery

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii can survive on hospital surfaces - without water - for months, an ability that has helped it become a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections. Now, a team of Vanderbilt researchers has discovered a mechanism this bug uses to live in a dried-out state: it produces hydrophilin" proteins that protect against [...]

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