Influence of Acanthamoeba castellanii on intracellular growth of different Legionella species in human monocytes

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 914-919

  Neumeister, B ^a   Reiff, G ^a   Faigle, M ^a   Dietz, K ^a   Northoff, H ^a   Lang, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL CULTURE; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEGIONELLA; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANIMALS; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA; MONOCYTES;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HARTMANNELLA VERMIFORMIS; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA LONGBEACHAE; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONELLA STEIGERWALTII; MURINAE; NEGIBACTERIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034105805     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.3.914-919.2000     Document Type: Article

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