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Pseudomonas aeruginosa cystic fibrosis isolates of similar RAPD genotype exhibit diversity in biofilm forming ability in vitro.
BMC microbiology - 8 Feb 2010
Deligianni Elena, Pattison Sally, Berrar Daniel, Ternan Nigel G, Haylock Richard W, Moore John E, Elborn Stuart J, Dooley James S G
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BACKGROUND: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is considered to grow in a biofilm in cystic fibrosis (CF) chronic lung infections. Bacterial cell motility is one of the main factors that have been connected with P. aeruginosa adherence to both biotic and abiotic surfaces. In this investigation, we employed molecular and microscopic methods to determine the presence or absence of motility in P. aeruginosa CF isolates, and...
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