Evolutionary roots of ancient bacteria may open new line of attack on CF

The redox-active pigments responsible for the blue-green stain of the mucus that clogs the lungs of children and adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) are primarily signalling molecules that allow large clusters of the opportunistic infection agent, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, to organise themselves into structured communities, report Massachusetts Institute of Technology geobiologists at American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) 48th Annual Meeting, 13-17 December 2008 in San Francisco...

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