Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cepacia in cystic fibrosis: Genome evolution, interactions and adaptation

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 294, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 123-131

  Eberl, Leo ^a   Tümmler, Burkhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMOSERINE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ADAPTATION; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INTERACTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY ISLAND; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 4644322856     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2004.06.022     Document Type: Review

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