Article
The effect of a bacteriophage on diversification of the opportunistic bacterial pathogen, Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 7 Jul 2005
Brockhurst Michael A, Buckling Angus, Rainey Paul B
Abstract excerpt
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen that colonizes the lungs of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. CF lungs often contain a diverse range of P. aeruginosa phenotypes, some of which are likely to contribute to the persistence of infection, yet the causes of diversity are unclear. While the ecological heterogeneity of the lung environment and therapeutic regimes are probable factors, a role for...
Topics
- Colony Count, Microbial
- Environment
- Fimbriae, Bacterial
- Leviviridae
- Movement
- Phenotype
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa