The <italic toggle="yes">Pseudomonas aeruginosa</italic> Exopolysaccharide Psl Facilitates Surface Adherence and NF-κB Activation in A549 Cells

The <italic toggle="yes">Pseudomonas aeruginosa</italic> Exopolysaccharide Psl Facilitates Surface Adherence and NF-κB Activation in A549 Cells

ABSTRACT In order for the opportunistic Gram-negative pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa to cause an airway infection, the pathogen interacts with epithelial cells and the overlying mucous layer. We examined the contribution of the biofilm polysaccharide Psl to epithelial cell adherence and the impact...

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Main Authors: Matthew S. Byrd, Bing Pang, Meenu Mishra, W. Edward Swords, Daniel J. Wozniak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2010-08-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00140-10

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