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Epigenetic acquisition of inducibility of type III cytotoxicity in P. aeruginosa.
BMC bioinformatics - 30 May 2006
Filopon Didier, Mérieau Annabelle, Bernot Gilles, Comet Jean-Paul, Leberre Rozenne, Guery Benoit, Polack Benoit, Guespin-Michel Janine
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BACKGROUND: Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an opportunistic pathogen, is often encountered in chronic lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis or chronic obstructive pneumonia, as well as acute settings like mechanical ventilation acquired pneumonia or neutropenic patients. It is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in these diseases. In lungs, P. aeruginosa settles in a biofilm mode of growth with the secretion of...
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