The Legionella pneumophila GacA homolog (LetA) is involved in the regulation of icm virulence genes and is required for intracellular multiplication in Acanthamoeba castellanii

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 187-194

  Gal Mor, Ohad ^a   Segal, Gil ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

GacA; icm dot; Intracellular growth; Legionella; LetA

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; PROTEIN GACA; SIGMA FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; AMOEBA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL DIVISION; CELL GROWTH; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC STRAIN; HOST; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PHENOTYPE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTOZOON; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0037381291     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0882-4010(03)00027-5     Document Type: Article

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