Caenorhabditis elegans semi-automated liquid screen reveals a specialized role for the chemotaxis gene cheB2 in Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen that causes infections in a variety of animal and plant hosts. Caenorhabditis elegans is a simple model with which one can identify bacterial virulence genes. Previous studies with C. elegans have shown that depending on the growth medium, P....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-08-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2714965?pdf=render |