Mucoid conversion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by hydrogen peroxide: a mechanism for virulence activation in the cystic fibrosis lung.

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The mucoid phenotype among the strains infecting CF patients indicates overproduction of a linear polysaccharide called alginate, which suggests that gene activation in bacteria by toxic oxygen radicals, similar to that found in plants and mammalian cells, may serve as a defence mechanism for the bacteria.

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1999-06-01
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