title: Laboratory Maintenance of Acinetobacter baumannii.
abstract: Acinetobacter baumannii has recently drawn great interest in the microbiology research community due to the increase in clinical antibiotic resistance of this organism, and persistence of this bacterial species in the hospital environment. This unit outlines protocols for the growth and maintenance of A. baumannii in the laboratory.
authors.affiliation: Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Department of Wound Infections, Silver Spring, Maryland.
authors.forename: Anna C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: Daniel V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Zurawski
mesh_terms: D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000502:physiology*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D003470:Culture Media; D005615:Freezing; D013048:Specimen Handling
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media
keywords: Acinetobacter baumannii; glycerol stocks; laboratory growth; minimal medium; storage