Volatile Compounds Emitted by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Stimulate Growth of the Fungal Pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus

Chronic lung infections with opportunistic bacterial and fungal pathogens are a major cause of morbidity and mortality especially in patients with cystic fibrosis. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the most frequently colonizing bacterium in these patients, and it is often found in association with the fila...

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Main Authors: Benoit Briard, Christoph Heddergott, Jean-Paul Latgé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2016-03-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/7/2/e00219-16