Variation of surface polysaccharides in the ST25 clonal lineage of Acinetobacter baumannii

This project provides a novel insight into the genetics of complex surface structures present in the ST25 lineage of the multi-drug resistant bacteria, Acinetobacter baumannii. The thesis employs a newly developed tool, Kaptive, to aid global tracking efforts of this pathogen and uncovers new structure variants which inform future therapeutic options.