Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains from nosocomial pneumonia are more serum resistant than P. aeruginosa strains from noninfectious respiratory colonization processes.
Background: Serum resistance is regarded as a major virulence factor of bacteria and is thought to be mediated by O side chains of the lipopolysaccharides (LPS). We investigated the serum-resistance properties and O serogroups of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from intensive careunit (ICU)...
| Publicado en: | Infection Vol. 33; no. 5/6; pp. 356 - 362 |
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Springer Nature
Oct2005
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