Oxidase-negative, Gram-negative coccobacilli of widespread habitat but become infective primarily in hospitals affecting immune-compromised or wounded individuals. (Rahal JJ, Urban C 2000 Semin Resp Crit Care Med21(4):341). The bacteria are resistant to the majority of antibiotics and cause up to 40% death. nosocomial; Huys G et al 2005 J Med Microbiol 54(Pt 9):851.
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(2008). Acinetobacter . In: Encyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics and Informatics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6754-9_151
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