Acquisition of T6SS Effector TseL Contributes to the Emerging of Novel Epidemic Strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Anmin Ren, Minlu Jia, Ji‐Hong Liu, Tian Zhou, Liwen Wu, Tao Dong, Zhao Cai, Jiuxin Qu, Yang Liu, Liang Yang, Yingdan Zhang
Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one predominant pathogen that causes hospital-acquired infections and is one of the commonest coinfecting bacteria in immunocompromised patients and chronic wounds. This bacterium harbors a diverse accessory genome with a high frequency of gene recombination, rendering its population highly heterogeneous.
Topics & Concepts
Pseudomonas aeruginosaEffectorBiologyMicrobiologyGeneticsBacteriaImmunologyVibrio bacteria research studiesBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria