Alginate overproduction by P. aeruginosa, also known as mucoidy is associated with chronic endobronchial infections in cystic fibrosis (CF). Alginate biosynthesis in this bacterium is initiated by the extracytoplasmic function sigma factor (σ22, AlgU/T). In the wild type (wt) nonmucoid strains, su...
ORGANISM(S): Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1
