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Variation of Burkholderia cenocepacia virulence potential during cystic fibrosis chronic lung infection.
Virulence - 18 Aug 2017
Moreira Ana S, Mil-Homens Dalila, Sousa Sílvia A, Coutinho Carla P, Pinto-de-Oliveira Ana, Ramos Christian G, Dos Santos Sandra C, Fialho Arsénio M, Leitão Jorge H, Sá-Correia Isabel
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During long-term lung infection in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, Burkholderia cenocepacia faces multiple selective pressures in this highly stressful and fluctuating environment. As a consequence, the initial infecting strain undergoes genetic changes that result in the diversification of genotypes and phenotypes. Whether this clonal expansion influences the pathogenic potential is unclear. The virulence...
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