Conversion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to the phenotype characteristic of strains from patients with cystic fibrosis.

doi:10.1128/jcm.28.2.188-194.1990

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Conversion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to the phenotype characteristic of strains from patients with cystic fibrosis.

Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Feb 1990

Speert D P, Farmer S W, Campbell M E, Musser J M, Selander R K, Kuo S

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Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from cystic fibrosis patients are unusual; they are often susceptible to the bactericidal effect of human serum, have a rough lipopolysaccharide, and produce an exopolysaccharide that is responsible for the characteristic mucoid phenotype. In contrast, strains f...

Topics

Blood Bactericidal Activity
Culture Media
Cystic Fibrosis
Enzymes
Humans
Lipopolysaccharides
Phenotype
Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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