Legionella pneumophila contains a type II general secretion pathway required for growth in amoebae as well as for secretion of the Msp protease

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 3662-3666

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

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEINASE;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; AMOEBA; ARTICLE; DELETION MUTANT; ENZYME RELEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

EID: 0032967321     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.7.3662-3666.1999     Document Type: Article

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