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Presence or absence of lipopolysaccharide O antigens affects type III secretion by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Mar 2007
Augustin D K, Song Y, Baek M S, Sawa Y, Singh G, Taylor B, Rubio-Mills A, Flanagan J L, Wiener-Kronish J P, Lynch S V
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the major causative agents of mortality and morbidity in hospitalized patients due to a multiplicity of virulence factors associated with both chronic and acute infections. Acute P. aeruginosa infection is primarily mediated by planktonic bacteria expressing the type III secretion system (TTSS), a surface-attached needle-like complex that injects cytotoxins directly into...
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