Flagellin delivery by Pseudomonas aeruginosa rhamnolipids induces the antimicrobial protein psoriasin in human skin.

The opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa can cause severe infections in patients suffering from disruption or disorder of the skin barrier as in burns, chronic wounds, and after surgery. On healthy skin P. aeruginosa causes rarely infections. To gain insight into the interaction of the ubiq...

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Main Authors: Ulf Meyer-Hoffert, Alexandra Zimmermann, Manfred Czapp, Joachim Bartels, Yulia Koblyakova, Regine Gläser, Jens-Michael Schröder, Ulrich Gerstel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3026827?pdf=render