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Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from cystic fibrosis patients with chronic infections.
Scientific reports - 20 Jul 2023
Iwańska Agnieszka, Trafny Elżbieta Anna, Czopowicz Michał, Augustynowicz-Kopeć Ewa
Abstract excerpt
Patients with cystic fibrosis are predisposed to chronic respiratory tract infections caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. As the disease progresses, the microorganism diversifies into genotypically and phenotypically different strains which may coexist in the patient's airways for years. Adaptation of the microorganism to the airways of patients with cystic fibrosis probably occurs in response to the host's airway...
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