Flagellum of Legionella pneumophila positively affects the early phase of infection of eukaryotic host cells

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 2116-2122

  Dietrich, C ^a   Heuner, K ^a   Brand, B C ^a   Hacker, J ^a   Steinert, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KANAMYCIN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; EUKARYOTE; FLAGELLUM; GENE CASSETTE; GENE TARGETING; HOST CELL; INFECTION; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; FLAGELLA; FLAGELLIN; HL-60 CELLS; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

EID: 0035085509     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.69.4.2116-2122.2001     Document Type: Article

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