Communal living by bacteria and the pathogenesis of urinary tract infections.
review · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 18092887.
- Also identified by PMC identifier 2140084.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
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Abstract
Steven Opal reviews the phenomenon of bacterial communities and discusses the role played by bacterial communication and cooperation in host-pathogen interactions, particularly in urinary tract infection.
Medical subject headings
- Bacteria
- Cystitis
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Urinary Bladder
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Urothelium