Positive correlation between virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa mutants in mice and insects.
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Strain PA14, a human clinical isolate of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, is pathogenic in mice and insects (Galleria mellonella). Analysis of 32 different PA14 mutants in these two hosts showed a novel positive correlation in the virulence patterns. Thus, G. mellonella is a good model system for identifying mammalian virulence factors of P. aeruginosa.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of bacteriology
دوره 182 13 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000