Expression profiling of strain PA01 exposed to hydrogen peroxide, a reactive oxygen species, at a sublethal concentration of 1 mM. Results identify upregulation of pyocin (bacteriocin) genes as a potentially novel defensive scheme in response to oxidative attack by infected host cells.
Chang W, Small DA, Toghrol F, Bentley WE. Microarray analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa reveals induction of pyocin genes in response to hydrogen peroxide. BMC Genomics 2005 Sep 8;6:115. PMID: 16150148
