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Mucoid-to-nonmucoid conversion in alginate-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa often results from spontaneous mutations in algT, encoding a putative alternate sigma factor, and shows evidence for autoregulation.

The mucoid phenotype is common among strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa that cause chronic pulmonary infections in patients with cystic fibrosis and is due to overproduction of an exopolysaccharide called alginate. However, the mucoid phenotype is unstable in vitro, especially when the cells are incu...

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Autori principali: DeVries, C A, Ohman, D E
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: 1994
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC197025/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7961421
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