Pseudomonas aeruginosa: An Audacious Pathogen with an Adaptable Arsenal of Virulence Factors

I Jurado-Martín, M Sainz-Mejías… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a dominant pathogen in people with cystic fibrosis (CF)
contributing to morbidity and mortality. Its tremendous ability to adapt greatly facilitates its …

Impact of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection on Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Airway Diseases

M Garcia-Clemente, D de la Rosa, L Máiz… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) is a ubiquitous and opportunistic microorganism
and is considered one of the most significant pathogens that produce chronic colonization …

Understanding Pseudomonas aeruginosa–Host Interactions: The Ongoing Quest for an Efficacious Vaccine

M Sainz-Mejías, I Jurado-Martín, S McClean - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a leading cause of chronic respiratory infections in people with
cystic fibrosis (CF), bronchiectasis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and …

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 …

The cystic fibrosis lung microenvironment alters antibiotic activity: causes and effects

S Van den Bossche, E De Broe… - European …, 2021 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Chronic airway colonisation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a hallmark of cystic fibrosis (CF)
lung disease, is associated with increased morbidity and mortality and despite aggressive …

Common adaptive strategies underlie within-host evolution of bacterial pathogens

YE Gatt, H Margalit - Molecular biology and evolution, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Within-host adaptation is a hallmark of chronic bacterial infections, involving substantial
genomic changes. Recent large-scale genomic data from prolonged infections allow the …

Microevolution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the airways of people with cystic fibrosis

N Cramer, J Klockgether, B Tümmler - Current Opinion in Immunology, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Pseudomonas aeruginosa in CF airways: paradigm of bacterial microevolution.•
Evolution within CF host triggers conversions of genotype and phenotype.•Severity of lung …

Genome evolution drives transcriptomic and phenotypic adaptation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa during 20 years of infection

SJT Wardell, J Gauthier, LW Martin… - Microbial …, 2021 - microbiologyresearch.org
The opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa chronically infects the lungs of
patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). During infection the bacteria evolve and adapt to the lung …

Optimization of nitric oxide donors for investigating biofilm dispersal response in Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates

Y Cai, JS Webb - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2020 - Springer
Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms contribute heavily to chronic lung infection in cystic
fibrosis patients, leading to morbidity and mortality. Nitric oxide (NO) has been shown to …

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection by Pseudomonas aeruginosa progresses through acute and chronic phases of infection

SA Mekonnen, N El Husseini… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Healthcare-associated infections are major causes of complications that lead to extended
hospital stays and significant medical costs. The use of medical devices, including catheters …