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Prevalence of hypermutator isolates of Achromobacter spp. from cystic fibrosis patients.
International journal of medical microbiology : IJMM - 1 Feb 2020
Ridderberg Winnie, Jensen Handberg Kurt, Nørskov-Lauritsen Niels
Abstract excerpt
Bacteria colonising the lungs of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients encounter high selective pressures. Hypermutation facilitates adaptation to fluctuating environments, and hypermutator strains are frequently isolated from CF patients. We investigated the prevalence of hypermutator isolates of Achromobacter spp. among patients affiliated with the CF Centre in Aarhus, Denmark. By exposure to rifampicin, the mutation...
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