The Legionella pneumophila rpoS gene is required for growth within Acanthamoeba castellanii

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 16, 1999, Pages 4879-4889

  Hales, Laura M ^a   Shuman, Howard A ^a  

^a The New York Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SIGMA FACTOR;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL STRAIN HL 60; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

EID: 0032838291     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.16.4879-4889.1999     Document Type: Article

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