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Characterization of lasR-deficient clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Scientific reports - 6 Sept 2018
Wang Yao, Gao Leiqiong, Rao Xiancai, Wang Jing, Yu Hua, Jiang Junru, Zhou Wei, Wang Jin, Xiao Yonghong, Li Mengwen, Zhang Yan, Zhang Kebin, Shen Li, Hua Ziyu
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a prevalent opportunistic pathogen that causes fatal infections in immunocompromised individuals. Quorum sensing (QS) is a cell-to-cell communication process that controls virulence gene expression and biofilm formation in P. aeruginosa. Here, the QS systems and the relevant virulence traits in clinical P. aeruginosa isolates were characterized. Eleven out of the ninety-four P....
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