Autoinducer production and quorum-sensing dependent phenotypes of <it>Pseudomonas aeruginosa </it>vary according to isolation site during colonization of intubated patients
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Pseudomonas aeruginosa </it>frequently colonizes and is responsible for severe ventilator-associated pneumonia in intubated patients. A quorum-sensing (QS) circuit, depending on the production of the two QS-signaling...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Microbiology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/7/33 |