Phenotypes of Non-Attached Pseudomonas aeruginosa Aggregates Resemble Surface Attached Biofilm

Morten Alhede; Kasper Nørskov Kragh; Klaus Qvortrup; Marie Allesen-Holm; Maria van Gennip; Louise D. Christensen; Peter Østrup Jensen; Anne K. Nielsen; Matt Parsek; Dan Wozniak; Søren Molin; Tim Tolker-Nielsen; Niels Høiby; Michael Givskov; Thomas Bjarnsholt

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0027943

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Phenotypes of Non-Attached Pseudomonas aeruginosa Aggregates Resemble Surface Attached Biofilm

Morten Alhede,

Affiliation Institute for International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Kasper Nørskov Kragh,

Affiliation Institute for International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Klaus Qvortrup,

Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Marie Allesen-Holm,

Affiliation Institute for International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Maria van Gennip,

Affiliation Institute for International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Louise D. Christensen,

Affiliation Institute for International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Peter Østrup Jensen,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Anne K. Nielsen,

Affiliation Institute for International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Matt Parsek,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Dan Wozniak,

Affiliation Division Infectious Disease, Center for Microbial Interface Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Søren Molin,

Affiliation Department of Systems Biology, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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Tim Tolker-Nielsen,

Affiliation Institute for International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Niels Høiby,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Michael Givskov,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Thomas Bjarnsholt

* E-mail: tbjarnsholt@sund.ku.dk

Affiliations Department of Microbiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America, Division Infectious Disease, Center for Microbial Interface Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Phenotypes of Non-Attached Pseudomonas aeruginosa Aggregates Resemble Surface Attached Biofilm

Morten Alhede,
Kasper Nørskov Kragh,
Klaus Qvortrup,
Marie Allesen-Holm,
Maria van Gennip,
Louise D. Christensen,
Peter Østrup Jensen,
Anne K. Nielsen,
Matt Parsek,
Dan Wozniak

Published: November 21, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0027943

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