acinetobacter

British  

/ ˈæsɪnɪtɒˌbæktə /

noun

1. a bacterium that causes infections such as pneumonia, particularly in people who have a compromised immune system

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Etymology

Origin of acinetobacter

C20: from Greek acetinae immovable + _bacter ( _ium )

Example Sentences

Coming close was the rise of the multidrug-resistant pathogen called Acinetobacter baumannii, which attacks the lungs of patients on life support in critical care units.

From BBC

In the killing fields of Iraq and Afghanistan in the early 2000s, the signature drug-resistant pathogen to emerge was the bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii.

From Science Magazine

Earlier in 2024, the World Health Organization updated its list of bacterial pathogens that can develop resistance to antibiotics to include Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and E. coli, among others.

From Science Daily

Dietary zinc deficiency promotes lung infection by Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria -- a leading cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia, according to a new study published Nov. 15 in the journal Nature Microbiology.

From Science Daily

Last month, they published findings in Nature Communications on the interaction between another genus of bacteria, Acinetobacter, and a phage that infects it.

From Science Daily