Loss of capsule confers a growth advantage to Acinetobacter spp. under microaerophilic conditions.

Acinetobacter baumannii is a strict aerobe and unable to carry out fermentative metabolism. When strain AB5075 was grown under static, non-aerated conditions, capsule-deficient mutants predominated in the culture after 24 h. In contrast, capsule muta…

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