Comparative analysis of Legionella pneumophila and Legionella micdadei virulence traits

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 4134-4142

  Joshi, Amrita D ^a   Swanson, Michele S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CYTOPATHOLOGY; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; PHAGOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032769110     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.8.4134-4142.1999     Document Type: Article

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