Table 1.
A. baumannii clinical strains isolated from patients across either the Siriraj or Songklanagarind hospitals in Thailand [partially reproduced from Kamuyu et al, (36)].
| Strains | KL class | MLST type | No. of cells evaluated (N) | Mean cell length (SD) (µM) | P-value (comparison with reference strain) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical A. baumannii strains | |||||
| AB15 | KL47 | ST2 | 536 | 2.13 (0.44) | Reference strain |
| AB98 | KL47 | ST215 | 911 | 1.95 (0.43) | <0.0001 |
| AB1615-09 | KL47 | ST164 | 449 | 2.28 (0.64) | <0.0001 |
| AB56 | KL10 | ST2 | 427 | 2.03 (0.31) | 0.001 |
| AB3879 | KL10 | ST215 | 521 | 1.87 (0.22) | <0.0001 |
| AB1 | KL52 | ST2 | 838 | 1.94 (0.29) | <0.0001 |
| NPRC-AB20 | KL52 | ST215 | 626 | 2.61 (0.83) | <0.0001 |
| AB55 | KL6 | ST2 | 1226 | 1.75 (0.23) | <0.0001 |
| AB1492-09 | KL2 | ST2 | 427 | 1.81 (0.27) | <0.0001 |
| Laboratory A. baumannii strains | |||||
| AB5075WT | KL25 | ST1 | 639 | 2.46 (0.73) | Reference strain |
| AB5075Δwza | n/a | 966 | 1.93 (0.40) | <0.0001 | |
a
Bacterial cell length was determined by confocal microscopy.
bn/a, not applicable.