バイオフィルムとプランクトンの成長下でPseudomonas aeruginosaのコリスチン抵抗の動態

Angie C Alarcon Rios1, Laura B Zwep1, Bastienne Vriesendorp2

  • 1Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands.

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まとめ

Pseudomonas aeruginosaのバイオフィルムの成長は,最初はコリスチン抵抗性の進化を遅らせます. しかし,バイオフィルムとプランクトン細胞は,成長モードに基づいて異なる遺伝パターンが出現し,最終的に同様の抵抗変異を発達します.

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