• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Simultaneous production of rhamnolipids, 2-alkyl-4-hydroxyquinolines, and phenazines by clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Contributor: Smeal, B C; Bender, L; Jungkind, D L; Hastie, A T
  • imprint: American Society for Microbiology, 1987
  • Published in: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1128/jcm.25.7.1308-1310.1987
  • ISSN: 0095-1137; 1098-660X
  • Keywords: Microbiology (medical)
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  • Description: <jats:p>Of 72 clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa examined for simultaneous production of secondary metabolites, 86% produced 2-alkyl-4-hydroxyquinolines, 75% produced rhamnolipids, and 58% produced phenazines, including pyocyanin. Whereas isolates producing two or one constituted smaller groups, 39% released all three metabolites. Metabolite production did not appear to influence site of infection.</jats:p>
  • Access State: Open Access