@article{mbs:/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/00222615-8-4-513, author = "Govan, J. R. W.", title = "Mucoid Strains Of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa: The Influence Of Culture Medium On The Stability Of Mucus Production", journal= "Journal of Medical Microbiology", year = "1975", volume = "8", number = "4", pages = "513-522", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/00222615-8-4-513", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/00222615-8-4-513", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1473-5644", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "SUMMARY Mucoid strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from the respiratory tract of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), those obtained from non-CF patients, and those obtained in vitro by the action of phage, were found to be stable in their mucoid colonial form when serially subcultured on deoxycholate-citrate agar. The ability of anionic, cationic and neutral surfactants to stabilise mucus production is described. The possible importance of dipalmitoyl lecithin as a stabilising agent for mucus production in vivo is considered, with particular reference to the role of mucoid P. aeruginosa in CF disease.", }