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A clinical isolate of Acinetobacter baumannii shows reduced susceptibility to...
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A clinical isolate of Acinetobacter baumannii shows reduced susceptibility to carbapenems. Genetic analysis reveals a nonsense mutation in the gene , which encodes a porin protein involved in antibiotic entry into the bacterial cell.
Which general mechanism best explains the observed resistance?
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