Fitness-associated phenotypic changes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa brown strain induced by chromosomal large-fragment deletion.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) is a common opportunistic pathogen that can rapidly evolve to adapt to diverse chronic infection microenvironments. Strains frequently isolated from chronic infections include mucoid strains, small-colony variants (SCVs), hypermutable strains, and antibiotic-resistant strains, whi...