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Open AccessComparison of Francisella tularensis genomes reveals evolutionary events associated with the emergence of human pathogenic strains
Francisella tularensis subspecies tularensis and holarctica are pathogenic to humans, whereas the two other subspecies, novicida and mediasiatica, rarely cause disease. To uncover the factors that allow subspecie...
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Aminoglycoside antibiotics induce bacterial biofilm formation
Bacteria commonly form adherent cell aggregates or biofilms in which they become resistant to killing by antibiotics. Now in a surprising development, commonly used aminoglycoside antibiotics at subinhibitory ...
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The Pathogenic Lifestyle of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Model Systems of Virulence
It is a constant challenge for the microbiologist not to let a human’s-eye view of the world occlude a bacterium’s-eye view71. From a human perspective, Pseudomonas aeruginosa seizes the opportunity to proliferat...