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<i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> regulates flagellin expression as part of a global response to airway fluid from cystic fibrosis patients
14 Apr 2004
Abstract excerpt
Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients are highly susceptible to chronic lung infections by the environmental bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The overproduction and accumulation of dehydrated viscous respiratory mucus and excessive inflammation represents a defining feature of CF and constitutes the major environment encountered by P. aeruginosa during chronic infections. We applied whole-genome microarray technology to...
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