Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

The Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology (한국미생물·생명공학회)
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Profiling Pyocins and Competitive Growth Advantages of Various Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains

  • Heo YUN-JEONG (Department of Life Science, Sogang University) ;
  • KO KWAN SOO (Asian-Pacific Research Foundation for Infectious Diseases and Division of Infectious Diseases, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • SONG JAE-HOON (Asian-Pacific Research Foundation for Infectious Diseases and Division of Infectious Diseases, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • CHO YOU-HEE (Department of Life Science, Sogang University)
  • Published : 2005.12.01
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Abstract

Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces a variety of bacteriocidal substances including pyocins that are active against the same species, but their physiological roles are relatively unknown. Here, we profiled the bacteriocidal activities in the culture supernatants of various P. aeruginosa isolates and describe the competitive growth advantages of strains PAO1 and PA14 over some strains including PAK, which are sensitive to their bacteriocidal activities. These findings suggest that the factors governing the production of pyocins and the resistance to them play important roles in controlling P. aeruginosa populations in its local environments.

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