Defining the Mechanistic Correlates of Protection Conferred by Whole-Cell Vaccination against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Acute Murine Pneumonia
Emel Sen-Kilic, Catherine B. Blackwood, Annalisa B. Huckaby, Alexander M. Horspool, Kelly L. Weaver, Aaron C. Malkowski, William T. Witt, Justin R. Bevere, F. Heath Damron, Mariette Barbier
Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative pathogen that causes severe pulmonary infections associated with high morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. The development of a vaccine against P. aeruginosa could help prevent infections caused by this highly antibiotic-resistant microorganism.
Topics & Concepts
Pseudomonas aeruginosaBiologyPneumoniaPathogenMicrobiologyVaccinationAntibioticsImmunologyOpportunistic pathogenBacteriaMedicineInternal medicineGeneticsAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBacterial biofilms and quorum sensingAntimicrobial Peptides and Activities