Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus directly attacks Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus Cystic fibrosis isolates

Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus directly attacks Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus Cystic fibrosis isolates

Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is a predator bacterial species found in the environment and within the human gut, able to attack Gram-negative prey. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease which usually presents lung colonization by Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Staphylococcus aureus biofilms. Here, we in...

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Main Authors: Valerio eIebba, Valentina eTotino, Floriana eSantangelo, Antonella eGagliardi, Luana eCiotoli, Alessandra eVirga, Cecilia eAmbrosi, Monica ePompili, Riccardo Valerio eDe Biase, Laura eSelan, Marco eArtini, Fabrizio ePantanella, Francesco eMura, Claudio ePassariello, Mauro eNicoletti, Lucia eNencioni, Maria eTrancassini, Serena eQuattrucci, Serena eSchippa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Cystic Fibrosis
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Staphylococcus aureus
Biofilm
predation
FESEM
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00280/full

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