FIG 9.

P. aeruginosa coinfection associated with mucoid growth and nuclease activity of S. aureus isolates. (A) The pie charts show that a new coinfection with P. aeruginosa was associated with a lower number of mucoid S. aureus isolates compared to patients with no coinfection, while in patients with chronic P. aeruginosa coinfection, the highest number of mucoid S. aureus isolates were recovered. (B) Also, the number of S. aureus isolates with high nuclease activity was highest in patients with chronic P. aeruginosa coinfection.