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Melissa S. McDaniel

University of Alabama at BirminghamORCID 0000-0002-5178-842XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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MicrobiologymSystemsPeer-reviewedMay 18, 2026

Mycobacterium abscessus promotes Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation and antibiotic tolerance

Melissa S. McDaniel, Sara E. Edmonds, Evani N. Patel…·Jessica A. Scoffield

This study shows that Mycobacterium abscessus enhances Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm formation and antibiotic tolerance in co-culture, potentially contributing to treatment challenges in cystic fibrosis patients.

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