Differential adaptability between reference strains and clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa into the lung epithelium intracellular lifestyle

M Del Mar Cendra, E Torrents - Virulence, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Intracellular invasion is an advantageous mechanism used by pathogens to evade host
defense and antimicrobial therapy. In patients, the intracellular microbial lifestyle can lead to …

From genotype to phenotype: adaptations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to the cystic fibrosis environment

L Camus, F Vandenesch, K Moreau - Microbial genomics, 2021 - microbiologyresearch.org
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the main microbial species colonizing the lungs of cystic
fibrosis patients and is responsible for the decline in respiratory function. Despite the hostile …

Bacterial adaptation during chronic respiratory infections

L Cullen, S McClean - Pathogens, 2015 - mdpi.com
Chronic lung infections are associated with increased morbidity and mortality for individuals
with underlying respiratory conditions such as cystic fibrosis (CF) and chronic obstructive …

Co-occurring microflora and mucin drive Pseudomonas aeruginosa diversification and pathoadaptation

MJ Bottery, HK Johansen, JW Pitchford… - ISME …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
While several environmental factors contribute to the evolutionary diversification of the
pathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa during cystic fibrosis lung infections …

Microevolution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to a Chronic Pathogen of the Cystic Fibrosis Lung

M Hogardt, J Heesemann - Between pathogenicity and commensalism, 2012 - Springer
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the leading pathogen of chronic cystic fibrosis (CF) lung
infection. Life-long persistance of P. aeruginosa in the CF lung requires a sophisticated …

Intrinsic and Environmental Mutagenesis Drive Diversification and Persistence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Chronic Lung Infections

A Rodríguez-Rojas, A Oliver… - Journal of Infectious …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a versatile opportunistic pathogen causing a wide variety of
hospital-acquired acute infections in immunocompromised patients as well as chronic …

Cystic Fibrosis-Niche Adaptation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Reduces Virulence in Multiple Infection Hosts

NI Lorè, C Cigana, I De Fino, C Riva, M Juhas… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa is able to thrive in diverse ecological
niches and to cause serious human infection. P. aeruginosa environmental strains are …

Adaptation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa during persistence in the cystic fibrosis lung

M Hogardt, J Heesemann - International Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2010 - Elsevier
The long-term persistance of P. aeruginosa in the cystic fibrosis (CF) lung is characterized
by the selection of a variety of genotypes and phenotypes that typically descend from one …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa evolutionary adaptation and diversification in cystic fibrosis chronic lung infections

C Winstanley, S O'Brien, MA Brockhurst - Trends in microbiology, 2016 - cell.com
Pseudomonas aeruginosa populations undergo a characteristic evolutionary adaptation
during chronic infection of the cystic fibrosis (CF) lung, including reduced production of …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Diversification during Infection Development in Cystic Fibrosis Lungs—A Review

AM Sousa, MO Pereira - Pathogens, 2014 - mdpi.com
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the most prevalent pathogen of cystic fibrosis (CF) lung
disease. Its long persistence in CF airways is associated with sophisticated mechanisms of …