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Assessment Of Motility And Hemolytic Activity In Clinical Isolates Of Acinetobacter Baumannii From University Of Kentucky Hospital, Lexington, Ky, Amber R. Stanton
Assessment Of Motility And Hemolytic Activity In Clinical Isolates Of Acinetobacter Baumannii From University Of Kentucky Hospital, Lexington, Ky, Amber R. Stanton
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Acinetobacter baumannii is a pathogen rising in notoriety worldwide due to outbreaks linked to multi-drug resistant strains. Research is currently focused on identifying virulence factors, which may contribute to increased ability to cause human disease, such as hemolytic activity and surface motility. The aim of this study was to determine the presence of these two virulent traits in clinical isolates. Forty-eight clinical isolates were recovered from University of Kentucky hospital in Lexington, KY. No hemolytic activity was observed for any of the isolates. Evidence of surface motility was observed in 13 isolates. The brand and concentration of media used allowed …