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Anaerobic culture conditions favor biofilm-like phenotypes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from patients with cystic fibrosis.
FEMS immunology and medical microbiology - 1 Dec 2006
O'May Che Y, Reid David W, Kirov Sylvia M
Abstract excerpt
Pseudomonas aeruginosa causes chronic infections in the lungs of cystic fibrosis (CF) individuals and remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality associated with the disease. Biofilm growth and phenotypic diversification are factors thought to contribute to this organism's persistence. Most studies have focused on laboratory isolates such as strain PAO1, and there are relatively few reports...
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