5 The role of quorum-sensing in the virulence of Pseudomonas ...
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4 <strong>The</strong> contribution <strong>of</strong> PAPI-1 and PAPI-2 to <strong>the</strong> <strong>virulence</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Pseudomonas</strong> aerug<strong>in</strong>osa PA14 <strong>in</strong> a mur<strong>in</strong>e acute<br />
respiratory <strong>in</strong>fection model<br />
4 THE CONTRIBUTION OF PAPI-1 AND PAPI-2 TO THE VIRULENCE OF<br />
PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA PA14 IN A MURINE ACUTE RESPIRATORY<br />
INFECTION MODEL 94<br />
4.1 CONSTRUCTION OF THE DELETANT MUTANTS AND IN VITRO DATA 95<br />
4.2 PRELIMINARY STUDIES OF CHRONIC RESPIRATORY INFECTION MODEL 97<br />
4.3 PRELIMINARY STUDIES OF ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION MODEL 100<br />
4.4 THE CONTRIBUTION OF PAPI-1 AND PAPI-2 TO THE VIRULENCE OF<br />
PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA PA14 102<br />
4.4.1 SURVIVAL TIMES POST-INFECTION 103<br />
4.4.2 SYMPTOMS SCORES POST-INFECTION 103<br />
4.4.3 BACTERIAL NUMBERS IN NASOPHARYNX, LUNGS AND BLOOD POST-INFECTION 104<br />
4.4.4 INTRAVENOUS INFECTION 107<br />
4.4.5 IMMUNE PROFILE 110<br />
4.4.6 LUNG HISTOPATHOLOGY POST-INFECTION 112<br />
4.4.7 PROGRESSION OF DISEASE POST-INFECTION WITH PA14 ∆PAPI-1∆PAPI-2 115<br />
4.5 SUMMARY OF ACUTE RESPIRATORY OUTCOMES 118<br />
4.6 DISCUSSION 119<br />
4.6.1 THE ROLE OF PAPI-1 DURING ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION 119<br />
4.6.2 THE ROLE OF PAPI-2 DURING ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION 124<br />
4.6.3 PAO1 AS VIRULENT AS PA14 ∆PAPI-2 IN AN ACUTE RESPIRATORY MODEL 125<br />
4.6.4 THE IMMUNE RESPONSE DURING ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION 128<br />
4.7 CONCLUSIONS AND FURTHER WORK 129<br />
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