Infection of macrophage-like cells by Legionella species that have not been associated with disease

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 4381-4384

  O'Connell, William A ^a   Dhand, Leena ^a   Cianciotto, Nicholas P ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029838669     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.64.10.4381-4384.1996     Document Type: Article

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