Mixed Communities of Mucoid and Nonmucoid <italic toggle="yes">Pseudomonas aeruginosa</italic> Exhibit Enhanced Resistance to Host Antimicrobials

ABSTRACT Pseudomonas aeruginosa causes chronic pulmonary infections in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). P. aeruginosa mucoid conversion, defined by overproduction of the exopolysaccharide alginate, correlates with accelerated decline in CF patient lung function. Recalcitrance of the mucoid phenot...

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Hauptverfasser:	Sankalp Malhotra, Dominique H. Limoli, Anthony E. English, Matthew R. Parsek, Daniel J. Wozniak
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	American Society for Microbiology 2018-05-01
Schriftenreihe:	mBio
Schlagworte:	Pseudomonas aeruginosa alginate antimicrobial peptides catalase exopolysaccharide polymicrobial
Online-Zugang:	https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00275-18
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