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The Pathogenic Lifestyle of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Model Systems of Virulence

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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 proliferate and cause acute disease10. Any breach of external barriers provides such an opportunity and includes tissue damage (burned skin or a scratched cornea) and procedures that allow contamination of the blood or urinary tract. Inborn mutation of the human CFTR gene results in a lung environment where P. aeruginosa can persist and cause chronic disease. Other organisms, when weakened, are also at risk. P. aeruginosa can kill waterlogged plants30 and overcrowded grasshoppers12. Because of its potential for harm, P. aeruginosa is classified as an opportunistic pathogen (Figure 1).

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D’Argenio, D.A. (2004). The Pathogenic Lifestyle of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Model Systems of Virulence. In: Ramos, JL. (eds) Pseudomonas. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9086-0_16

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