Pseudomonas aeruginosa alginate overproducing mucoid strain displayed dominancy in mixed community biofilms.

• Main Author: Ong, Jolene.
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Microbiology::Microbial ecology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/52950
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that causes chronic respiratory infections in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Mucoid strains are characterized by over-production of alginate and make significant contributions to the severity of lung infection in CF patients. In addition to the cli...