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The effect of alginate on the invasion of cystic fibrosis respiratory epithelial cells by clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Experimental lung research - 1 Jan 2000
Massengale A R, Quinn F J, Williams A, Gallagher S, Aronoff S C
Abstract excerpt
Chronic infection in the cystic fibrosis (CF) lung is characterized by Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains that overproduce the mucoid exopolysaccharide, alginate. Previous experiments have shown that long-term survival of P. aeruginosa in the CF lung may be facilitated by increased adherence and decreased invasion of respiratory epithelial cells. Therefore, mucoid and nonmucoid clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa were...
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