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Emergence of the P2 phenotype in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 strains involves various mutations in mexT or mexF.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Jan 2014
Luong Preston M, Shogan Benjamin D, Zaborin Alexander, Belogortseva Natalia, Shrout Joshua D, Zaborina Olga, Alverdy John C
Abstract excerpt
We recently demonstrated that Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 undergoes a pronounced phenotypic change when introduced into the intestines of rats during surgical injury. Recovered strains displayed a specific phenotype (termed the P2 phenotype) characterized by altered pyocyanin production, high collagenase activity, high swarming motility, low resistance to chloramphenicol, and increased killing of Caenorhabditis...
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