Article
Environmental conditions which influence mucoid conversion Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1.
Infection and immunity - 1 Feb 1991
Terry J M, Piña S E, Mattingly S J
Abstract excerpt
Growth and conversion to the mucoid phenotype by nonmucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 was studied in a chemostat system under conditions designed to reflect those likely to be present during chronic infection in the lung in cystic fibrosis patients. Mucoid variants were consistently isolated during continuous culture in the presence of 0.3 M NaCl or 5 or 10% glycerol. Mucoid subpopulations were also detected...
Topics
- Alginates
- Bacteriophages
- Carbon
- Culture Media
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Nitrogen
- Osmolar Concentration
- Phenotype
- Phosphates
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa