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Truncation of type IV pilin induces mucoidy in Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain PAO579

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram negative, opportunistic pathogen that uses the overproduction of alginate, a surface polysaccharide, to form biofilms in vivo. Overproduction of alginate, also known as mucoidy, affords the bacterium protection from the host's defenses and facilitates the establ...

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Autores principales: Ryan Withers, T, Heath Damron, F, Yin, Yeshi, Yu, Hongwei D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3684759/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23533140
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mbo3.86