Extended Staphylococcus aureus persistence in cystic fibrosis is associated with bacterial adaptation
Authors:
- Desiree BlockDBDesiree Block
- Irene BianconiIrene Bianconi
- Alessandra BragonziAlessandra Bragonzi
- Johannes BirtelJBJohannes Birtel
- Jean C. LeeJean C. Lee
- Angelika DübbersADAngelika Dübbers
- Peter KüsterPKPeter Küster
- Janina KahlJKJanina Kahl
- Georg PetersGPGeorg Peters
- Barbara C. KahlBarbara C. Kahl
- 1 December 2013
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in International Journal of Medical Microbiology
- Vol. 303 (8) , 685-692
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Funding Information
- Fondazione per la Ricerca sulla Fibrosi Cistica (FFC#9/2010)
- Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Klinische Forschung, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg (Kah2/024/09, SFTR34C7)
- Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt (0315829B)
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