In human pathophysiology, the clash between microbial infection and host immunity
contributes to multiple diseases. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a classical example of this …

This review serves as an update to the previous Nocardia review by Brown-Elliott et al.
published in 2006 (BA Brown-Elliott, JM Brown, PS Conville, and RJ Wallace. Jr., Clin …

The critical nature of the microbiology laboratory in infectious disease diagnosis calls for a
close, positive working relationship between the physician/advanced practice provider and …

The lungs were long thought to be sterile until technical advances uncovered the presence
of the lung microbial community. The microbiome of healthy lungs is mainly derived from the …

The Gram-negative bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a major component of the outer
membrane that plays a key role in host–pathogen interactions with the innate immune …

Chronic lower airway infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major contributor to
morbidity and mortality in individuals suffering from the genetic disease cystic fibrosis (CF) …

Although better insights into the natural course of cystic fibrosis (CF) have led to treatment
approaches that have improved pulmonary health and increased the life expectancy of …

The microbiota, and the genes that comprise its microbiome, play key roles in human health.
Host-microbe interactions affect immunity, metabolism, development, and behavior, and …

The critical role of the microbiology laboratory in infectious disease diagnosis calls for a
close, positive working relationship between the physician and the microbiologists who …

In the 1990s several biocontrol agents on that contained Burkholderia strains were
registered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). After risk …