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Genes Required for Free Phage Production are Essential for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Chronic Lung Infections.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Feb 2016
Lemieux Andrée-Ann, Jeukens Julie, Kukavica-Ibrulj Irena, Fothergill Joanne L, Boyle Brian, Laroche Jérôme, Tucker Nicholas P, Winstanley Craig, Levesque Roger C
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The opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa causes chronic lung infection in patients with cystic fibrosis. The Liverpool Epidemic Strain LESB58 is highly resistant to antibiotics, transmissible, and associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Its genome contains 6 prophages and 5 genomic islands. We constructed a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based signature-tagged mutagenesis library of 9216...
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