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The Pseudomonas aeruginosa type III translocon is required for biofilm formation at the epithelial barrier.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Nov 2014
Tran Cindy S, Rangel Stephanie M, Almblad Henrik, Kierbel Arlinet, Givskov Michael, Tolker-Nielsen Tim, Hauser Alan R, Engel Joanne N
Abstract excerpt
Clinical infections by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a deadly Gram-negative, opportunistic pathogen of immunocompromised hosts, often involve the formation of antibiotic-resistant biofilms. Although biofilm formation has been extensively studied in vitro on glass or plastic surfaces, much less is known about biofilm formation at the epithelial barrier. We have previously shown that when added to the apical surface of...
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