Study of biological characteristics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from patients with cystic fibrosis and from patients with extra-pulmonary infections

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 86-88

  Stehling, Eliana Guedes ^a   da Silveira, Wanderley Dias ^a   da Silva Leite, Domingos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biological characterization; Cystic fibrosis; Extra pulmonary infections; Pathogenesis; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ELASTASE; GELATINASE; HEMOLYSIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HOST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 48249139873     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702008000100018     Document Type: Article

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