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Pseudomonas aeruginosa population diversity and turnover in cystic fibrosis chronic infections.
American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine - 15 Jun 2011
Mowat Eilidh, Paterson Steve, Fothergill Joanne L, Wright Elli A, Ledson Martin J, Walshaw Martin J, Brockhurst Michael A, Winstanley Craig
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RATIONALE: Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from chronic cystic fibrosis lung infections display multiple phenotypes indicating extensive population diversity. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to examine how such diversity is distributed within and between patients, and to study the dynamics of single-strain phenotypic diversity in multiple patients through time. METHODS: Sets of 40 P. aeruginosa isolates per sputum samples...
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