Elizabethkingia anophelis
is a bacterium often associated with nosocomial infection. This study demonstrated that imipenem-induced
E. anophelis
outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are immunologically relevant and crucial for bacterial survival under antibiotic stress conditions rather than being a source of antibiotic resistance.
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