Heterogeneity in intracellular replication and cytopathogenicity of Legionella pneumophila and Legionella micdadei in mammalian and protozoan cells

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 273-287

  Gao, Lian Yong ^a   Susa, Milorad ^b   Ticac, Brigita ^c   Kwaik, Yousef Abu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bacteria; Intracellular; Legionnaires'; Protozoa; Toxin

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CELL DEATH; CELL DIVISION; CELL KILLING; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; HOST CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; TATLOCKIA MICDADEI; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACANTHAMOEBIDAE; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HARTMANNELLA VERMIFORMIS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MAMMALIA; NEGIBACTERIA; PROTOZOA; TATLOCKIA MICDADEI;

EID: 0032708119     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpat.1999.0308     Document Type: Article

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