Abstract
The pcrV genotype was analyzed in clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa which showed a negative phenotype for secretion of V-antigen PcrV. The suppression of PcrV secretion in these isolates was due not to a lack of the pcrV gene but rather to suppression of PcrV expression.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Antigens, Bacterial / genetics*
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Bacterial Toxins / genetics*
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Base Sequence
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Cystic Fibrosis / microbiology
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DNA Primers
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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Humans
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Middle Aged
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Phenotype
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Pore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins
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Pseudomonas Infections / diagnosis*
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa / genetics*
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa / immunology
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa / isolation & purification*
Substances
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Antigens, Bacterial
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Bacterial Toxins
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DNA Primers
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DNA, Bacterial
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Pore Forming Cytotoxic Proteins
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antigen V, Pseudomonas