RT Journal Article T1 Relationship between Tolerance and Persistence Mechanisms in Acinetobacter baumannii Strains with AbkAB Toxin-Antitoxin System. A1 Fernández-García, Laura A1 Fernandez-Cuenca, Felipe A1 Blasco, Lucía A1 López-Rojas, Rafael A1 Ambroa, Anton A1 Lopez, María A1 Pascual, Álvaro A1 Bou, Germán A1 Tomás, María K1 Acinetobacter K1 chlorhexidine K1 imipenem K1 persistence K1 tolerance K1 toxin-antitoxin AB The molecular mechanisms of tolerance and persistence associated with several compounds in Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates are unknown. Using transcriptomic and phenotypic studies, we found a link between mechanisms of bacterial tolerance to chlorhexidine and the development of persistence in the presence of imipenem in an A. baumannii strain belonging to clinical clone ST-2 (OXA-24 β-lactamase and AbkAB toxin-antitoxin [TA] system carried in a plasmid). Interestingly, the strain A. baumannii ATCC 17978 (AbkAB TA system from plasmid) showed persistence in the presence of imipenem and chlorhexidine. YR 2018 FD 2018-04-26 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/12158 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/12158 LA en DS RISalud RD Apr 9, 2025