Could hydrophilins be the key to preventing hospital-acquired infections?
The expression of hydrophilins enables Acinetobacter baumannii to survive without water on hospital surfaces, providing a target for future elimination efforts.
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The expression of hydrophilins enables Acinetobacter baumannii to survive without water on hospital surfaces, providing a target for future elimination efforts.
Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria can survive for months on hospital surfaces without water, by producing “hydrophilin” proteins that protect it.
The pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii can survive on hospital surfaces -; without water -; for months, an ability that has helped it become a leading cause of hospital-acquired infections.
Acting through the microbiome, the fiber arabinoxylan reduces cholesterol in many people, while another fiber, called long-chain inulin, increases inflammation, a study finds.
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