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A Subtype of aPseudomonas aeruginosaCystic Fibrosis Epidemic Strain Exhibits Enhanced Virulence in a Murine Model of Acute Respiratory Infection
12 Aug 2010
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BACKGROUND: The Liverpool epidemic strain (LES) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a particularly successful cystic fibrosis (CF) pathogen associated with transmissibility, increased patient morbidity, and, unusually, infection of the non-CF parents of a patient with CF. METHODS: Using assays for virulence-associated exoproducts, biofilm formation, Caenorhabditis elegans killing, and a murine model of acute respiratory...
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