Response of Burkholderia cenocepacia H111 to micro-oxia.

B. cenocepacia is an opportunistic human pathogen that is particularly problematic for patients suffering from cystic fibrosis (CF). In the CF lung bacteria grow to high densities within the viscous mucus that is limited in oxygen. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, the dominant pathogen in CF patients, is kno...

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Main Authors: Gabriella Pessi, Rubina Braunwalder, Alexander Grunau, Ulrich Omasits, Christian H Ahrens, Leo Eberl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3759415?pdf=render