Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Virulence and Specific Variations in Trace Elements during Acute Lung Infection: Implications in Cystic Fibrosis

Arianna Pompilio; Domenico Ciavardelli; Valentina Crocetta; Ada Consalvo; Roberta Zappacosta; Carmine Di Ilio; Giovanni Di Bonaventura

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0088769

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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Virulence and Specific Variations in Trace Elements during Acute Lung Infection: Implications in Cystic Fibrosis

Arianna Pompilio ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Arianna Pompilio, Domenico Ciavardelli

Affiliations Clinical Microbiology Unit, Center of Excellence on Aging, “G. d'Annunzio” University Foundation, Chieti, Italy, Department of Experimental and Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, “G. d'Annunzio” University, Chieti, Italy
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Domenico Ciavardelli ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Arianna Pompilio, Domenico Ciavardelli

Affiliations Clinical Microbiology Unit, Center of Excellence on Aging, “G. d'Annunzio” University Foundation, Chieti, Italy, School of Engineering, Architecture and Motor Science, “Kore” University, Enna, Italy
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Valentina Crocetta,

Affiliations Clinical Microbiology Unit, Center of Excellence on Aging, “G. d'Annunzio” University Foundation, Chieti, Italy, Department of Experimental and Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, “G. d'Annunzio” University, Chieti, Italy
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Ada Consalvo,

Affiliation Clinical Microbiology Unit, Center of Excellence on Aging, “G. d'Annunzio” University Foundation, Chieti, Italy
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Roberta Zappacosta,

Affiliation Department of Experimental and Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, “G. d'Annunzio” University, Chieti, Italy
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Carmine Di Ilio,

Affiliations Clinical Microbiology Unit, Center of Excellence on Aging, “G. d'Annunzio” University Foundation, Chieti, Italy, Department of Experimental and Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, “G. d'Annunzio” University, Chieti, Italy
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Giovanni Di Bonaventura

* E-mail: gdibonaventura@unich.it

Affiliations Clinical Microbiology Unit, Center of Excellence on Aging, “G. d'Annunzio” University Foundation, Chieti, Italy, Department of Experimental and Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, “G. d'Annunzio” University, Chieti, Italy
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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Virulence and Specific Variations in Trace Elements during Acute Lung Infection: Implications in Cystic Fibrosis

Arianna Pompilio,
Domenico Ciavardelli,
Valentina Crocetta,
Ada Consalvo,
Roberta Zappacosta,
Carmine Di Ilio,
Giovanni Di Bonaventura

Published: February 28, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0088769

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