Autoinducer production and quorum-sensing dependent phenotypes of <it>Pseudomonas aeruginosa </it>vary according to isolation site during colonization of intubated patients

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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Main Authors: Romand Jacques-A, Köhler Thilo, Chamot Eric, Favre-Bonté Sabine, van Delden Christian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-04-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/7/33

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