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Temperate phages enhance pathogen fitness in chronic lung infection

The Liverpool Epidemic Strain (LES) is a polylysogenic, transmissible strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, capable of superinfecting existing P. aeruginosa respiratory infections in individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF). The LES phages are highly active in the CF lung and may have a role in the competi...

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Autores principales: Davies, Emily V, James, Chloe E, Kukavica-Ibrulj, Irena, Levesque, Roger C, Brockhurst, Michael A, Winstanley, Craig
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4950967/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27070941
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2016.51