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The ability to form biofilm influences Mycobacterium avium invasion and translocation of bronchial epithelial cells.
Cellular microbiology - 1 May 2006
Yamazaki Yoshitaka, Danelishvili Lia, Wu Martin, Hidaka Eiko, Katsuyama Tsutomu, Stang Bernadette, Petrofsky Mary, Bildfell Robert, Bermudez Luiz E
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Organisms of the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) are widely distributed in the environment, form biofilms in water pipes and potable water tanks, and cause chronic lung infections in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cystic fibrosis. Pathological studies in patients with pulmonary MAC infection revealed granulomatous inflammation around bronchi and bronchioles. BEAS-2B human bronchial...
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