Article
Diversification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa within the cystic fibrosis lung and its effects on antibiotic resistance
30 Jan 2018
Abstract excerpt
The evolution and diversification of bacterial pathogens within human hosts represent potential barriers to the diagnosis and treatment of life-threatening infections. Tremendous genetic and phenotypic diversity is characteristic of host adaptation in strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa that infect the airways of individuals with chronic lung diseases and prove to be extremely difficult to eradicate. In this...