Utilization of similar mechanisms by Legionella pneumophila to parasitize two evolutionarily distant host cells, mammalian macrophages and protozoa

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 4738-4746

  Gao, Lian Yong ^a   Harb, Omar S ^a   Kwaik, Yousef Abu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL DIVISION; CELL SURVIVAL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030833998     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.11.4738-4746.1997     Document Type: Article

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