Characterization of a macrophage-specific infectivity locus (milA) of Legionella pneumophila

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 368-376

  Harb, Omar S ^a   Kwaik, Yousef Abu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHAGOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0033980383     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.1.368-376.2000     Document Type: Article

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