High virulence sub-populations in Pseudomonas aeruginosa long-term cystic fibrosis airway infections.

Siobhán O'BrienDavid WilliamsJoanne L FothergillSteve PatersonCraig WinstanleyMichael A Brockhurst

Published in: BMC microbiology (2017)

Within population variation in the production of P. aeruginosa virulence-associated secretions can lead to high virulence sub-populations persisting in patients with chronic CF infections.

Keyphrases

pseudomonas aeruginosa
cystic fibrosis
biofilm formation
acinetobacter baumannii
lung function
escherichia coli
staphylococcus aureus
antimicrobial resistance
genetic diversity
drug resistant
air pollution