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EnhancedIn VitroFormation and Antibiotic Resistance of Nonattached Pseudomonas aeruginosa Aggregates through Incorporation of Neutrophil Products
3 Sept 2014
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major pathogen in cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease. Children with CF are routinely exposed to P. aeruginosa from the natural environment, and by adulthood, 80% of patients are chronically infected. P. aeruginosa in the CF airway exhibits a unique biofilm-like structure, where it grows in small clusters or aggregates of bacteria in association with abundant polymers of...
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