Article
Impact of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase on virulence factor production by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Canadian journal of microbiology - 1 Dec 2014
Daniels Jonathan B, Scoffield Jessica, Woolnough Jessica L, Silo-Suh Laura
Abstract excerpt
Pseudomonas aeruginosa establishes life-long chronic infections in the cystic fibrosis (CF) lung by utilizing various adaptation strategies. Some of these strategies include altering metabolic pathways to utilize readily available nutrients present in the host environment. The airway sputum contains various host-derived nutrients that can be utilized by P. aeruginosa, including phosphatidylcholine, a major...
Topics
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Culture Media
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Genes, Bacterial
- Glycerol
- Glycerolphosphate Dehydrogenase
- Humans
- Mutation
- Oligopeptides
- Pseudomonas Infections
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
