title: Identifying the killer in cystic fibrosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley 94720, USA.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hearst
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Elliott
mesh_terms: D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D019121:Burkholderia Infections / Q000401:mortality*; D016956:Burkholderia cepacia / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002423:Cause of Death; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications*; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D010861:Fimbriae, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009077:Mucins / Q000378:metabolism; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality*; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000150:complications*; D015163:Superinfection; D014774:Virulence / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D009077:Mucins