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Abstract
Acinetobacter baumannii is a globally distributed opportunistic pathogen in human health settings, including in intensive care units (ICUs). We investigated the contamination of a French small animal ICU with A. baumannii. We discovered repeated animal contamination by A. baumannii, and phylogenetic analysis traced contamination back to a potential foreign animal origin. Genomic analysis combined with antibiotic susceptibility testing revealed heteroresistance to penicillin and aminoglycoside mediated by insertion sequence dynamics and also suggest a potential cross-resistance to human-restricted piperacillin-tazobactam combination. The A. baumannii isolates of the animal ICU belong to the International Clone 2 commonly found in human health settings. Our results suggest a high adaptation of this lineage to healthcare settings and provide questions on the requirements for genetic determinants enabling adaptation to host and abiotic conditions.
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Microbial Genomics (MGen) is a fully open access, mandatory open data and peer-reviewed journal publishing high-profile original research on archaea, bacteria, microbial eukaryotes and viruses.