title: Comparison of the Virulence-Associated Phenotypes of Five Species of Acinetobacter baumannii Complex.
abstract: In this study, we compared the virulence-associated factors of Acinetobacter baumannii complex species. Sixty-three isolates of five A. baumannii complex species, including 19 A. baumannii, 15 A. nosocomialis, 13 A. seifertii, 13 A. pittii, and 3 A. calcoaceticus isolates, were included in this study. For all isolates, biofilm formation, A549 cell adherence, resistance to normal human serum, and motility were evaluated. A. baumannii complex isolates showed diversity in biofilm formation, A549 cell adherence, and serum resistance, and no strong positive relationships among these virulence characteristics. However, A. seifertii showed relatively consistent virulence-associated phenotypes. In addition, A. baumannii clone ST110 exhibited consistently high virulence-associated phenotypes. Motility was observed in seven isolates, and all four A. baumannii ST110 isolates showed twitching motility. Although some inconsistencies in virulence-associated phenotypes were seen, high virulence characteristics were observed in A. seifertii, which has been mainly reported in Korea and shows high rates of colistin resistance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: In Young
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Na
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Eun Seon
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Chang-Yun
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Dae Hun
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Juyoun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: KyeongJin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seong-Tae
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Samsung Biomedical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kwan Soo
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Ko
mesh_terms: D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000502:physiology*; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D018441:Biofilms; D006801:Humans; D010641:Phenotype; D014774:Virulence
keywords: A549 adherence; Acinetobacter seifertii; serum resistance; twitching