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Small and Rough Colony <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> with Elevated Biofilm Formation Ability Isolated in Hospitalized Patients
1 Oct 2007
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a key pathogen of nosocomial infection, and causes persistent infection in patients with specific diseases like cystic fibrosis (CF). It has been reported that patients affected with CF discharge, at a high frequency, small colony variants with high adherence ability. In routine laboratory testing, we found atypical small and rough type (SR) colony variants of P. aeruginosa. The SRs and...
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