FIG 4.

A. baumannii genes important for desiccation tolerance. (A) Gene cluster. (B) Diagram of ABUW_2433 (411 amino acids) showing predicted KGG domain (light blue) and AT-hook domains (purple). The full-length protein is predicted to be intrinsically disordered. (C) Desiccation tolerance of mutants at 2% RH. The cell number represents the total number of viable cells recovered from each membrane. The data are the average of three biological replicates, and standard deviations are shown as error bars. Statistical significance was calculated using a t test as follows: ns ,  not significant; *, P < 0.05. The detection limit is 200 cells.