The College of Science at the University of Basrah organized a seminar entitled (The biofilm formation genes and antibiotic resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii) by the graduate student Fatima Waleed Abdul-Ameer. The study aims to highlight the characteristics of Acinetobacter baumannii, as a Multi Drug Resistant bacterium, and its potential to cause nosocomial infections due to its ability to form biofilms,its easy spread in dry,humid environments and hospital equipment, and detection the correlation between the biofilm formation genes and antibiotic resistance and included a discussion of the various mechanisms that contribute to the bacterium’s antibiotic resistance, including alterations in antibiotic target sites and drug efflux pumps.
