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Investigation of the algT operon sequence in mucoid and non-mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from 115 Scandinavian patients with cystic fibrosis and in 88 in vitro non-mucoid revertants.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Jan 2008
Ciofu Oana, Lee Baoleri, Johannesson Marie, Hermansen Nils Olav, Meyer Peter, Høiby Niels
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the dominant pathogen causing chronic lung infections in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). After an initial phase characterized by intermittent colonizations, a chronic infection is established upon conversion of P. aeruginosa from the non-mucoid to the mucoid, alginat...
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