A point mutation in the active site of Legionella pneumophila O-acetyltransferase results in modified lipopolysaccharide but does not influence virulence

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 291, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 345-352

  Lück, P Christian ^a   Freier, Thomas ^a   Steudel, Christine ^a   Knirel, Yuriy A ^b,c   Lüneberg, Edeltraud ^d   Zähringer, Ulrich ^b   Helbig, Jürgen H ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

^c N D ZELINSKY INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intracellular multiplication; Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1; Lipopolysaccharide mutant; Monoclonal antibodies

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATION; ACYLTRANSFERASE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENETIC STRAIN; MACROPHAGE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POINT MUTATION; RESTORER GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROGROUP; VIRULENCE; WILD RELATIVE;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

EID: 0034756394     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4221-00140     Document Type: Article

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