Specific Lipopolysaccharide Found in Cystic Fibrosis Airway <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>

K. Ernst, Robert; C. Yi, Eugene; Guo, Lin; B. Lim, Kheng; L. Burns, Jane; Hackett, Murray; I. Miller, Samuel

doi:10.1126/science.286.5444.1561

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Specific Lipopolysaccharide Found in Cystic Fibrosis Airway Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Published in Science • Nov 19, 1999

Authors:

Robert K. Ernst

Eugene C. Yi

Lin Guo

Abstract

Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients develop chronic airway infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA). Pseudomonas aeruginosa synthesized lipopolysaccharide (LPS) with a variety of penta- and hexa-acylated lipid A structures under different environmental conditions. CF patient PA synthesized LPS with spe...

Subject

Cystic fibrosis

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Lipopolysaccharide

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