Extracellular DNA-induced antimicrobial peptide resistance mechanisms in Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Extracellular DNA (eDNA) is in the environment, bodily fluids, in the matrix of biofilms, and accumulates at infection sites. Extracellular DNA can function as a nutrient source, a universal biofilm matrix component and an innate immune effector in extracellular DNA traps. In biofilms, eDNA is requi...
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| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013-02-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2013.00021/full |