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Differential potentiation of the virulence of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa cystic fibrosis liverpool epidemic strain by oral commensal Streptococci.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Mar 2014
Whiley Robert A, Sheikh Nargis P, Mushtaq Naseem, Hagi-Pavli Eleni, Personne Yoann, Javaid Danish, Waite Richard D
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BACKGROUND: The Pseudomonas aeruginosa Liverpool epidemic strain (LES) is an important cystic fibrosis (CF) pathogen and is associated with increased morbidity and a worsened prognosis, compared with other CF-associated strains. However, interactions of common LES phenotypic variants with other members of the polymicrobial biofilms associated with chronic CF respiratory disease, such as oral commensal...
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