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The viscous lung mucus of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is characterized by oxygen gradients, which creates a unique niche for bacterial growth. Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus, two predominant microorganisms chronically infecting the airways of CF patients, typically localize in hypoxic regions of the mucus. While interspecies interactions between P. aeruginosa and S.
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- Ledesma Barrera, Maria Alexandra (Author)
- Nickerson, Cheryl A. (Thesis advisor)
- Reyes del Valle, Jorge (Committee member)
- Clark-Curtiss, Josephine (Committee member)
- Stout, Valerie (Committee member)
- Ott, C M (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
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2014
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- Partial requirement for: M.S., Arizona State University, 2014Note typethesis
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-64)Note typebibliography
- Field of study: Biology
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by Maria Alexandra Ledesma Barrera