Strain-specific outer membrane vesicle-mediated transfer of a blaOXA-24-like plasmid in Acinetobacter baumannii restricts cross-species dissemination
ABSTRACT The rapid rise of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter spp. poses a major global health threat. In Acinetobacter spp., carbapenem resistance is frequently mediated by OXA-type carbapenemases encoded by blaOXA genes, including blaOXA-24-like genes such as blaOXA-72. Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are nanoscale pro...