[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa adaptation and evolution in patients with cystic fibrosis

E Rossi, R La Rosa, JA Bartell, RL Marvig… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Intense genome sequencing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from cystic fibrosis (CF)
airways has shown inefficient eradication of the infecting bacteria, as well as previously …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Lipopolysaccharide modification in Gram-negative bacteria during chronic infection

RF Maldonado, I Sá-Correia… - FEMS microbiology …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The Gram-negative bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a major component of the outer
membrane that plays a key role in host–pathogen interactions with the innate immune …

The increasing threat of Pseudomonas aeruginosa high-risk clones

A Oliver, X Mulet, C López-Causapé, C Juan - Drug Resistance Updates, 2015 - Elsevier
The increasing prevalence of chronic and hospital-acquired infections produced by
multidrug-resistant (MDR) or extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa …

Epidemiology, biology, and impact of clonal Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in cystic fibrosis

MD Parkins, R Somayaji, VJ Waters - Clinical microbiology …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Chronic lower airway infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major contributor to
morbidity and mortality in individuals suffering from the genetic disease cystic fibrosis (CF) …

Convergent evolution and adaptation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa within patients with cystic fibrosis

RL Marvig, LM Sommer, S Molin, HK Johansen - Nature genetics, 2015 - nature.com
Little is known about how within-host evolution compares between genotypically different
strains of the same pathogenic species. We sequenced the whole genomes of 474 …

Adaptation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to the cystic fibrosis airway: an evolutionary perspective

A Folkesson, L Jelsbak, L Yang, HK Johansen… - Nature Reviews …, 2012 - nature.com
The airways of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) are nearly always infected with many
different microorganisms. This environment offers warm, humid and nutrient-rich conditions …

[HTML][HTML] Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Chronic Lung Infections: How to Adapt Within the Host?

E Faure, K Kwong, D Nguyen - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Bacteria that readily adapt to different natural environments, can also exploit this versatility
upon infection of the host to persist. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a ubiquitous Gram-negative …

High-throughput bacterial genome sequencing: an embarrassment of choice, a world of opportunity

NJ Loman, C Constantinidou, JZM Chan… - Nature Reviews …, 2012 - nature.com
Here, we take a snapshot of the high-throughput sequencing platforms, together with the
relevant analytical tools, that are available to microbiologists in 2012, and evaluate the …