Table 1 Characteristics of mucoid and non-mucoid A. baumannii isolates and summary of results
From: Rapid identification of capsulated Acinetobacter baumannii using a density-dependent gradient test
|  | Sample | Origin | Clonal complex1 | Density-dependent gradient2 | Total carbohydrates (μg/mL) | Capsule thickness (nm)3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-mucoid4 | AB01 | Sputum | ST3 | Non-capsulated7 | 44.0 ± 1.67 | – |
AB02 | Blood | ST3 | Non-capsulated | 35.3 ± 0.79 | – | |
AB03* | Blood | ST2 | Non-capsulated | 53.7 ± 2.45 | – | |
AB04 | Rectal | ST3 | Non-capsulated | 74.8 ± 2.27 | – | |
AB05 | Skin | ST3 | Non-capsulated | 83.7 ± 2.11 | – | |
AB06 | Blood | N/D5 | Non-capsulated | 66.5 ± 1.39 | – | |
AB07 | Blood | N/D | Non-capsulated | 84.5 ± 2.24 | – | |
AB08 | Blood | ST2 | Non-capsulated | 75.9 ± 1.24 | – | |
AB09 | Sputum | ST3 | Non-capsulated | 39.0 ± 10.81 | – | |
AB10* | Blood | N/D | Non-capsulated | 43.1 ± 2.20 | – | |
AB11 | Sputum | ST3 | Non-capsulated | 54.8 ± 2.02 | 0 | |
AB12 | Blood | ST2 | Non-capsulated | 55.2 ± 1.56 | – | |
AB13 | Blood | N/D | Non-capsulated | 64.5 ± 2.01 | – | |
AB14 | Rectal | ST2 | Non-capsulated | 63.6 ± 1.78 | – | |
AB15 | Skin | ST2 | Non-capsulated | 84.4 ± 2.54 | – | |
AB16 | Blood | ST2 | Non-capsulated | 72.3 ± 1.56 | – | |
AB17 | Blood | ST3 | Non-capsulated | 64.4 ± 2.27 | – | |
AB18 | Blood | N/D | Non-capsulated | 45.0 ± 1.56 | – | |
AB19 | Pus | ST2 | Non-capsulated | 56.6 ± 1.65 | – | |
AB20 | Blood | ST3 | Non-capsulated | 65.4 ± 2.43 | – | |
AB21 | Blood | N/D | Non-capsulated | 28.0 ± 4.15 | – | |
AB22 | Skin | ST2 | Non-capsulated | 49.1 ± 1.79 | – | |
AB23 | Wound | ST2 | Non-capsulated | 51.5 ± 1.59 | – | |
AB24 | Sputum | ST3 | Capsulated | 254.3 ± 5.65 | – | |
AB25 | Sputum | ST3 | Capsulated | 262.2 ± 12.2 | – | |
AB26 | Blood | ST3 | Capsulated | 257.8 ± 5.48 | – | |
ATCC 19606* | Urine | ST52 | Non-capsulated | 34.5 ± 1.66 | 0 | |
Mucoid4 | AB27 | Skin | ST3 | Capsulated | 212.8 ± 8.77 | – |
AB28 | Skin | ST3 | Capsulated | 426.5 ± 6.39 | – | |
AB29* | Blood | ST3 | Capsulated | 356.4 ± 4.61 | – | |
AB30 | Wound | ST3 | Capsulated | 351.2 ± 5.44 | – | |
AB31 | Blood | ST3 | Capsulated | 191.4 ± 6.14 | – | |
AB32 | Sputum | ST3 | Capsulated | 240.0 ± 14.97 | – | |
AB33 | Skin | ST3 | Capsulated | 412.0 ± 9.25 | – | |
AB34* | Skin | ST3 | Capsulated | 356.8 ± 7.85 | 92 ± 8 | |
AB35 | Blood | ST3 | Capsulated | 317.3 ± 8.51 | – | |
AB36 | Rectal | ST3 | Capsulated | 286.7 ± 8.98 | – | |
AB37 | Rectal | ST3 | Capsulated | 290.6 ± 9.44 | – | |
AB38 | Blood | ST3 | Capsulated | 166.7 ± 7.59 | – | |
AB39 | Blood | ST3 | Capsulated | 275.2 ± 6.66 | – | |
AB40 | Sputum | ST2 | Capsulated | 319.4 ± 9.78 | – | |
AB41 | Blood | ST3 | Capsulated | 132.9 ± 7.32 | – | |
AB42 | Skin | ST3 | Capsulated | 338.4 ± 11.11 | – | |
AB43 | Blood | ST3 | Capsulated | 247.4 ± 7.40 | 122 ± 6 | |
AB44 | Blood | ST3 | Capsulated | 261.0 ± 5.58 | 92 ± 13 | |
AB45* | Blood | N/D | Capsulated | 207.7 ± 5.39 | – | |
AB46 | Blood | ST3 | Capsulated | 364.7 ± 16.48 | – | |
AB47 | Wound | ST3 | Capsulated | 316.6 ± 8.47 | – | |
AB48* | Blood | ST3 | Capsulated | 174.9 ± 40.31 | – | |
AB49 | Wound | N/D | Capsulated | 157.6 ± 6.37 | – | |
AB50 | Tracheal aspirate | N/D | Capsulated | 226.5 ± 17.51 | – | |
AB51 | Tracheal aspirate | N/D | Capsulated | 254.1 ± 9.04 | – | |
AB52 | Tracheal aspirate | N/D | Capsulated | 182.2 ± 9.45 | – | |
AB53 | Sputum | ST3 | Capsulated | 264.2 ± 13.25 | – | |
AB54 | Sputum | ST3 | Capsulated | 353.4 ± 15.07 | – | |
AB55 | BAL6 | N/D | Capsulated | 132.3 ± 12.64 | – | |
AB56 | Sputum | N/D | Capsulated | 118.5 ± 16.17 | – | |
AB57 | Sputum | N/D | Capsulated | 130.7 ± 10.01 | – | |
CAP-AB* | Blood | ST3 | Capsulated | 290.6 ± 9.53 | 96 ± 11 | |
HM-KP* | Liver Abscess | K1 | Capsulated | – | – |