Within-Host Evolution of <named-content content-type="genus-species">Pseudomonas aeruginosa</named-content> Reveals Adaptation toward Iron Acquisition from Hemoglobin

ABSTRACT Pseudomonas aeruginosa airway infections are a major cause of mortality and morbidity of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. In order to persist, P. aeruginosa depends on acquiring iron from its host, and multiple different iron acquisition systems may be active during infection. This includes t...

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Main Authors: Rasmus Lykke Marvig, Søren Damkiær, S. M. Hossein Khademi, Trine M. Markussen, Søren Molin, Lars Jelsbak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2014-07-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00966-14