Molecular and cell biology of Legionella pneumophila

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 293, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 519-527

  Bitar, Dina M ^a,b   Molmeret, Maëlle ^c   Abu Kwaik, Yousef ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b AL QUDS UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^c University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Amoebae; Dot Icm; Egress; Intracellular; Lgn1; Lysosomes; Phagosome

Indexed keywords

CASPASE 3;

BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOGENESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOLOGY; CYTOLYSIS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HOST CELL; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LYSOSOME; MACROPHAGE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHAGOCYTE; PROTOZOON;

LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

EID: 2442646538     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4221-00286     Document Type: Conference Paper

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