Pseudomonas aeruginosa is classified as an opportunistic pathogen that causes a wide range of infections in humans, involving nearly all body systems, that vary from local to systemic and from self-limiting to life-threatening. This chapter outlines the features that have made P. aeruginosa a human pathogen. Each section starts with the argument in the heading followed by the epidemiological and/or experimental supportive evidence.
Keywords
- Humans
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa/genetics
- *Pseudomonas Infections/epidemiology
- *Cystic Fibrosis
- Biofilms
- Accessory genome
- Cystic fibrosis
- Genomics
- Virulence secretion systems
