Liverpool Epidemic Strain Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Display High Levels of Antimicrobial Resistance during Both Planktonic and Biofilm Growth

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen with high intrinsic antibiotic resistance. This resistance is typically increased in clinical isolates through adaptations to the host and production of small-colony variants (SCVs) and when P. aeruginosa forms biofilms, which are surface-attached communities that are protected by a self-produced matrix. Understanding the combination of SCVs, biofilm production, and the diversity of drug resistance phenotypes in clinical isolates can lead to improved treatments for P. aeruginosa infections.