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Mixed Communities of Mucoid and Nonmucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exhibit Enhanced Resistance to Host Antimicrobials

Pseudomonas aeruginosa causes chronic pulmonary infections in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). P. aeruginosa mucoid conversion, defined by overproduction of the exopolysaccharide alginate, correlates with accelerated decline in CF patient lung function. Recalcitrance of the mucoid phenotype to cl...

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Autores principales: Malhotra, Sankalp, Limoli, Dominique H., English, Anthony E., Parsek, Matthew R., Wozniak, Daniel J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5874919/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29588399
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00275-18