Nonfatal bacteremia caused by a mucoid, alginate-producing strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Anastassiou, E.D.; Frangides, C.; Dimitracopoulos, G.

doi:10.1016/0732-8893(86)90029-5

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“…Recently, we isolated a heavily mucoid P. aeruginosa strain from two blood cultures from a patient with druginduced hepatitis. The major component of the extracellular material of this strain was characterized as alginate (1). The present study was undertaken to determine whether the revertant nonmucoid variant (RNMV) derived from our mucoid strain (MS) produced any extracellular material and, if so, to determine its chemical composition with respect to the extracellular material of the parental MS.…”

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Alginate production by clinical nonmucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains

Anastassiou¹,

Mintzas²,

Kounavis³

et al. 1987

J Clin Microbiol

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The slime material from a revertant nonmucoid variant, derived by serial passage of a heavily mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain isolated from a patient with bacteremia, was found to contain 16% uronic acids, 48.5% carbohydrates, 11% protein, and 2% lipids. Chromatographic analysis by ion exchange chromatography revealed that this extracellular material consisted of three fractions, one uronic acid fraction with properties similar to those of the alginate fraction of the parental strain and two other fractions consisting of neutral sugars and proteins in approximately a 5:1 ratio. In addition, the slime material from six other clinical macroscopic nonmucoid P. aeruginosa strains was found to contain alginate. These results demonstrate that alginate production in various amounts is a property shared by all P. aeruginosa strains.

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“…The uronic acid fraction of the MS has been purified and characterized as alginate (1). To determine whether thé uronic acid fraction of the RNMV is also alginate, we compared the elution profiles of both MS and RNMV extracts on DEAE-cellulose columns.…”

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Alginate production by clinical nonmucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains

Anastassiou¹,

Mintzas²,

Kounavis³

et al. 1987

J Clin Microbiol

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Chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lung Infection in Cystic Fibrosis Patients

Döring

1993

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa as an Opportunistic Pathogen

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A Retrospective Study ofPseudomonas aeruginosaIsolation from Clinical Sources

Anastassiou

Spiliopoulou²,

Arvaniti³

et al. 1989

Journal of Chemotherapy

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The incidence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa recovery from blood, urine and other clinical specimens as well as its resistance to various antimicrobials during a 5-year period (1982 to 1986) are reported. The susceptibility patterns to newer antipseudomonad agents of 100 randomly selected P. aeruginosa clinical strains isolated in 1987 is also presented. Our results show an overall P. aeruginosa isolation incidence of 10.6%, with its resistance to routinely used antibiotics being high but relatively low to the newer agents which have not been used extensively in our hospital.

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Nonfatal bacteremia caused by a mucoid, alginate-producing strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Cited by 5 publications

References 26 publications

Alginate production by clinical nonmucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains

Alginate production by clinical nonmucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains

Chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lung Infection in Cystic Fibrosis Patients

A Retrospective Study ofPseudomonas aeruginosaIsolation from Clinical Sources

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