College of Medicine at Al-Qadisiyah University discussed a Ph.D. thesis on the molecular investigation of antibiotic resistance and toxin-encoding genes in the multidrug-resistant bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii by the postgraduate student, Ms. Iman Jabbar Rahim.

The thesis aimed at identifyin the genetic characteristics of some virulence genes associated with the efflux pump, colicin, contact-dependent growth inhibition system and oxacillinase enzymes in locally widely resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates using polymerase chain reaction.

The thesis concluded that the identified genetic variations could contribute to Acinetobacter baumannii's ability to resist antibiotics, providing insights into bacterial survival strategies and potential antimicrobial therapeutic targets.

The thesis recommended a deeper study of other mechanisms of antibiotic resistance and their genes in local Acinetobacter baumannii isolates to understand their resistance strategies.