Drosophila melanogaster as an animal model for the study of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm infections in vivo.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen capable of causing both acute and chronic infections in susceptible hosts. Chronic P. aeruginosa infections are thought to be caused by bacterial biofilms. Biofilms are highly structured, multicellular, microbial communities encased in an extracell...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-10-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3188550?pdf=render |