Attachment to and biofilm formation on abiotic surfaces by Acinetobacter baumannii: involvement of a novel chaperone-usher pili assembly system.

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Biology of Acinetobacter baumannii: Pathogenesis, Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms, and Prospective Treatment Options (2017, background): “The”
An increasing threat in hospitals: multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (2007, background): “Pilus-mediated biofilm formation on glass and plastics has been demonstrate”
Acinetobacter baumannii: Emergence of a Successful Pathogen (2008, background): “baumannii has focused on siderophore-mediated iron acquisition systems (135, 137, 144, 607), biofilm formation (545, 578), adherence and OMP function (315, 510), and the A.”
Acinetobacter baumannii: evolution of a global pathogen. (2014, background): “Moreover, several other factors contribute to biofilm formation and help sustain cell survival on biotic and abiotic surfaces, such as the Csu pili (Tomaras et al., 2003), the two-component system BfmRS (Tomaras et al., 2008), a quorum-sensing system (Niu et al., 2008), the surface protein Bap…”