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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2018

Bicarbonate Inhibits Bacterial Growth and Biofilm Formation of Prevalent Cystic Fibrosis Pathogens.

Orsolya Dobay, Krisztina Laub, Balázs Stercz, Adrienn Kéri, Bernadett Balázs, Adrienn Tóthpál, Szilvia Kardos, Pongsiri Jaikumpun, Kasidid Ruksakiet, Paul M Quinton and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 66 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Orsolya DobayInstitute of Medical Microbiology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Krisztina LaubInstitute of Medical Microbiology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Balázs SterczInstitute of Medical Microbiology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Adrienn KériDepartment of Oral Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Bernadett BalázsDepartment of Physiology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Adrienn TóthpálInstitute of Medical Microbiology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Szilvia KardosInstitute of Medical Microbiology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Pongsiri JaikumpunDepartment of Oral Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Kasidid RuksakietDepartment of Oral Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Paul M QuintonDepartment of Pediatrics, UC San Diego School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States.
Ákos ZsemberyDepartment of Oral Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Semmelweis University · HUUniversity of California, San Diego · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We investigated the effects of bicarbonate on the growth of several different bacteria as well as its effects on biofilm formation and intracellular cAMP concentration in

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bicarbonatebiofilmcAMPcystic fibrosisHCO3−pHPseudomonas aeruginosaStaphylococcus aureus

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PMID30283433
PMCPMC6157313
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