Early interaction between pseudomonas aeruginosa and polarized human bronchial epithelial cells

Pseudomonas is the most common cause of chronic lung infections leading to death in cystic fibrosis patients. While chronic infection is extremely difficult to eradicate, the initial bacterial-host interactions prior to biofilm formation and establishment of chronic infections represents an attracti...

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Main Author: Lo, Andy
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: University of British Columbia 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/396