Eco-evolutionary analysis of persistence in P. aeruginosa KU Leuven
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic human pathogen that is able to cause serious complications in patients with an impaired immune system or in some chronic infections, e.g. in cystic fibrosis patients (CF). In fact, P. aeruginosa is recognized as the most abundant bacterium in pulmonary infections of CF patients. Successfully treating chronic P. aeruginosa infections, however, can be hard due to the ...