Pseudomonas aeruginosa non-mucoid and mucoid strains
Summary:
Analysis of a non-mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain and a mucoid strain from a cystic fibrosis (CF) patient. P. aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen associated with chronic pulmonary infections in CF patients. Non-mucoidity is associated with early stages of CF, mucoidity with late stages.
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