5 The role of quorum-sensing in the virulence of Pseudomonas ...
5 The role of quorum-sensing in the virulence of Pseudomonas ...
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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 />
5 THE ROLE OF QUORUM-SENSING IN THE VIRULENCE OF<br />
PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA LES ISOLATES 131<br />
5.1 IN VITRO ANALYSIS OF THE QUORUM-SENSING EXPRESSION OF THE LES ISOLATES 132<br />
5.2 ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION OUTCOMES 135<br />
5.2.1 SURVIVAL TIMES POST-INFECTION 135<br />
5.2.2 SYMPTOMS SCORES POST-INFECTION 136<br />
5.2.3 BACTERIAL NUMBERS WITHIN THE NASOPHARYNX, LUNGS AND BLOOD POST-<br />
INFECTION 140<br />
5.2.4 LUNG HISTOPATHOLOGY POST-INFECTION 146<br />
5.2.5 SUMMARY OF ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION OUTCOMES 152<br />
5.3 DISCUSSION 153<br />
5.3.1 OVER-EXPRESSION OF QUORUM-SENSING PRODUCTS AS A MARKER FOR VIRULENCE<br />
IN AN ACUTE RESPIRATORY MODEL 154<br />
5.3.2 THE DIFFERENCES IN VIRULENCE BETWEEN THE LES ISOLATES 156<br />
5.3.3 THE LES ISOLATES VERSUS THE REFERENCE STRAINS, PAO1 & PA14 162<br />
5.4 CONCLUSIONS AND FURTHER WORK 164<br />
6 THESIS CONCLUSION 165<br />
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