CRISPR/Cas9-targeted smpB mutation revealing roles in biofilm formation, motility, and antibiotic susceptibility in Acinetobacter baumannii

• Techit Thavorasak,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Sirijan Santajit,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Medical Technology, School of Allied Health Sciences, Walailak University, Tha Sala, Thailand

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• Witawat Tunyong,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Thida Kong-Ngoen,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Onrapak Reamtong,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Tropical Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Sumate Ampawong,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Tropical Pathology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Nawannaporn Saelim,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Siriraj Center of Research Excellence in Allergy and Immunology, Department of Research, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Thapani Srisai,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Siriraj Center of Research Excellence in Allergy and Immunology, Department of Research, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Pisinee Aiumurai,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Siriraj Center of Research Excellence in Allergy and Immunology, Department of Research, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Pornpan Pumirat,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Wanpen Chaicumpa,

  Roles Visualization

  Affiliation Center of Excellence in Therapeutic Proteins and Antibody Engineering, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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• Nitaya Indrawattana

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: nitaya.ind@mahidol.ac.th

  Affiliations Siriraj Center of Research Excellence in Allergy and Immunology, Department of Research, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Biodesign Innovation Programm, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Biomedical Research Incubator Division, Department of Research, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1571-528X

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