Genetic variabilities of Acinetobacter baumannii in a hospital setting using ISSR markers

Conflict of interest statement

The authors decalre that there are no conflicts of interest.

Funding

This research was supported by ICMR-RMRC intramural fund (RMRC/IM/2022/26).

Authors’ contributions

M.C.S developed the concept of this manuscript and P.M performed and wrote the article. D.S corrected the manuscript. All the authors approved the final manuscript.

Publisher’s note

The Publisher of the Journal remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Edited by Zhang Q, Lei Y, Pan Y

Acknowledgements

This work is parts of PhD thesis in medical science of Mrs. Poonamrani Mishra at SOA University (PhD Reg. No 2281404006). We thank the microbiology laboratory staff of Institute of Medical Science and SUM Hospital for their assistance in sample collection and processing.

References

[1] Ayoub Moubareck C, Hammoudi Halat D. Insights into Acinetobacter baumannii: A review of microbiological, virulence, and resistance traits in a threatening nosocomial pathogen. Antibiotics 2020; 9(3): 119.

[2] Nguyen M, Joshi S. Carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii, and their importance in hospital-acquired infections: A scientific review. J Appl Microbiol 2021; 131(6): 2715-2738.

[3] Sahu MC, Swain SK, Kar SK. Genetically diversity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from chronic suppurative otitis media with respect to their antibiotic sensitivity pattern. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2019; 71: 1300-1308.

[4] Rayar JK, Arif M, Singh US. Relative efficiency of RAPD and ISSR markers in assessment of DNA polymorphism and genetic diversity among Pseudomonas strains. Afr J Biotechnol 2015; 14(13): 1097-1106.

[5] Adams MD, Chan ER, Molyneaux ND, Bonomo RA. Genomewide analysis of divergence of antibiotic resistance determinants in closely related isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2010; 54(9): 3569-3577.

[6] Tomaschek F, Higgins PG, Stefanik D, Wisplinghoff H, Seifert H. Head- to-head comparison of two multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) schemes for characterization of Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak and sporadic isolates. PLoS One 2016; 11(4): e0153014.

[7] Aly M, Tayeb HT, Al Johani SM, Aldughaishem F, Alabdulkarim I, Balkhy HH. Genetic diversity of OXA-51-like genes among multidrug- resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2014; 33(7): 1223-1228.

[8] Erol HB, Kaşkatepe B, Altanlar N, Yıldız S, Yalçın S. Genetic diversity of Acinetobacter baumannii strains isolated from different hospitals. J Fac Pharm Ankara Univ 2023; 47(1): 104-110.

[9] Massik A, Hibaoui L, Benboubker M, Yahyaoui G, Oumokhtar B, Mahmoud M. Acinetobacter baumannii carbapenemase producers in Morocco: Genetic diversity. Cureus 2023; 15(8): e43629.

[10] Duan Z, Li X, Li S, Zhou H, Hu L, Xia H, et al. Nosocomial surveillance of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: A genomic epidemiological study. Microbiol Spectr 2024; 12(2): e02207-02223.