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Genome-wide survey of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> PA14 reveals a role for the glyoxylate pathway and extracellular proteases in the limited utilization of mucin
2016-12-04
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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> Chronic airway infections by the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa are major cause of mortality in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. While this bacterium has been extensively studied for its virulence mechanisms, biofilm growth and immune evasion within the CF airways, comparatively little is known about the nutrient sources that sustain its growth in vivo . Respiratory mucins represe...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 5748c99a-e9c2-539e-8a5f-71c907f61d63
- DOI
- 10.1101/091462
