Mixed Communities of Mucoid and Nonmucoid <italic toggle="yes">Pseudomonas aeruginosa</italic> Exhibit Enhanced Resistance to Host Antimicrobials

Mixed Communities of Mucoid and Nonmucoid <italic toggle="yes">Pseudomonas aeruginosa</italic> Exhibit Enhanced Resistance to Host Antimicrobials

ABSTRACT 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 phenot...

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Autores principales: Sankalp Malhotra, Dominique H. Limoli, Anthony E. English, Matthew R. Parsek, Daniel J. Wozniak
Formato: article
Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2018
Materias:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
alginate
antimicrobial peptides
catalase
exopolysaccharide
polymicrobial
Microbiology
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/e7098af151384b5ea69a640e8d7bb4d6
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