Pseudomonas aeruginosa OprF plays a role in resistance to macrophage clearance during acute infection

Abstract While considered an extracellular pathogen, Pseudomonas aeruginosa has been reported to be engulfed by macrophages in cellular and animal models. However, the role of macrophages in P. aeruginosa clearance in vivo remains poorly studied. The major outer membrane porin OprF has been recently...

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Main Authors: Malika Moussouni, Laurence Berry, Tamara Sipka, Mai Nguyen-Chi, Anne-Béatrice Blanc-Potard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79678-0