High Frequency of Hypermutable Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Cystic Fibrosis Lung Infection

The lungs of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients are chronically infected for years by one or a few lineages of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. These bacterial populations adapt to the highly compartmentalized and anatomically deteriorating lung environment of CF patients, as well as to the challenges of the immu... View More