2012
Prevalence of Streptococci and Increased Polymicrobial Diversity Associated with Cystic Fibrosis Patient Stability
Filkins L, Hampton T, Gifford A, Gross M, Hogan D, Sogin M, Morrison H, Paster B, O'Toole G. Prevalence of Streptococci and Increased Polymicrobial Diversity Associated with Cystic Fibrosis Patient Stability. Journal Of Bacteriology 2012, 194: 4709-4717. PMID: 22753064, PMCID: PMC3415522, DOI: 10.1128/jb.00566-12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiverse microbial communitiesHigher bacterial diversityCystic fibrosis lung environmentQuantitative PCRGenomic DNA samplesCystic fibrosis patientsMicrobial communitiesRRNA geneBacterial communitiesBacterial diversityOverall diversityTaxonomic profilesGroup speciesMicroarray analysisDominant organismsPseudomonas aeruginosaPatient stabilityPredominant generaFibrosis patientsSpeciesHypervariable regionSpecies of StreptococcusCurrent dogmaStable lung diseaseDiversity
2011
Hemolytic Phospholipase C Inhibition Protects Lung Function during Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection
Wargo M, Gross M, Rajamani S, Allard J, Lundblad L, Allen G, Vasil M, Leclair L, Hogan D. Hemolytic Phospholipase C Inhibition Protects Lung Function during Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2011, 184: 345-354. PMID: 21562128, PMCID: PMC3175536, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201103-0374oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung functionP. aeruginosa infectionAeruginosa infectionSignificant lung function impairmentLung function impairmentLung function declineBronchoalveolar lavage fluidPseudomonas aeruginosa infectionChronic lung infectionVirulence factorsP. aeruginosaP. aeruginosa virulence factorsPulmonary surfactant functionSingle virulence factorFunction declineMechanical ventilationFunction impairmentLavage fluidRespiratory endpointsSurfactant dysfunctionComputer-controlled ventilatorLung infectionAeruginosa virulence factorsStrain infectionLung physiology