Multiple virulence factors regulated by quorum sensing may help in establishment and colonisation of urinary tract by Pseudomonas aeruginosa during experimental urinary tract infection

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-33

  Gupta, P ^a   Gupta, R K ^a   Harjai, K ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Pseudomonas aeruginosa; urinary tract infections; virulence factors

Indexed keywords

ELASTASE; PROTEINASE; RHAMNOLIPID; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; KIDNEY HOMOGENATE; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; MOUSE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 84881039770     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.108715     Document Type: Article

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