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Virulence attributes in Brazilian clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Nov 2014
Silva Lívia V, Galdino Anna Clara M, Nunes Ana Paula F, dos Santos Kátia R N, Moreira Beatriz M, Cacci Luciana C, Sodré Cátia L, Ziccardi Mariangela, Branquinha Marta H, Santos André L S
Abstract excerpt
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen responsible for causing a huge variety of acute and chronic infections with significant levels of morbidity and mortality. Its success as a pathogen comes from its genetic/metabolic plasticity, intrinsic/acquired antimicrobial resistance, capacity to form biofilm and expression of numerous virulence factors. Herein, we have analyzed the genetic...
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