Research Article

An MFS Transporter-Like ORF from MDR Acinetobacter baumannii AIIMS 7 Is Associated with Adherence and Biofilm Formation on Biotic/Abiotic Surface

Table 1

Strains and plasmids used in the study.

DescriptionCharacteristics Reference

Acinetobacter baumannii AIIMS 7Clinical isolate from neurosurgery ward, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India[23]
E. coli
  DH5αUsed for all cloning and recombinant DNA methodsInvitrogen
  pGEpmtE. coli harbouring pmt gene cloned into pGEMT-Easy vectorThis study
  pGEME. coli harbouring control plasmid pGEM3zf (+)This study
  pGFP: pGEpmtpGEpmt and pGFP cotransformed in E. coli DH5αThis study
  pGFP: pGEMpGEM3zf (+) and pGFP cotransformed in E. coli DH5αThis study
Plasmids
  pGEMT-EasyUsed to clone pmt Promega
  pGFPUsed for gfp tagClonTech, Takara