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Genome diversity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from cystic fibrosis patients and the hospital environment.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Dec 2004
Finnan Shirley, Morrissey John P, O'Gara Fergal, Boyd E Fidelma
Abstract excerpt
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a gram-negative rod that is ubiquitous in nature. P. aeruginosa is also the quintessential opportunistic pathogen, causing a wide variety of infections in compromised hosts. In cystic fibrosis patients, P. aeruginosa is the leading cause of death. In this study, the evolutionary genetic relationships among 17 P. aeruginosa isolates were examined by comparative sequence analysis of the...
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