Gallium nitrate inhibits multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolated from bloodstream infection by disrupting multiple iron-dependent metabolic processes
This study sheds light on the antibacterial mechanisms of Ga(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub> against A. baumannii, suggesting its potential as a promising antibacterial drug for treating bloodstream infections caused by multidrug-resistant A. baumannii.
Authors
- Jianming Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9968-6721)
- Tieli Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2171-4710)
- Beibei Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3873-4651)
- Changrui Qian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8963-1260)
- Zhuocheng Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4228-7611)
- Weiliang Zeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6177-2763)
- Xiaodong Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7212-0138)
- Yishuai Lin
- Kaihang Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5917-1926)
- Ying Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4363-5666)
- Yao Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9826-1756)
Institutions
- Wenzhou Medical University (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-025-03950-4
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.36
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Wenzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau