Cell biology and immunology lessons taught by Legionella pneumophila

Science China Life Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 3-10

  Zhu, Wenhan ^a,b   Luo, Zhao Qing ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

effectors; inflammasome; posttranslational modification; Type IV secretion; vesicle transport

Indexed keywords

TYPE IV SECRETION SYSTEM;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TYPE IV SECRETION SYSTEM; VIRULENCE;

HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, INNATE; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; TYPE IV SECRETION SYSTEMS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84956942830     PISSN: 16747305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-015-4945-x     Document Type: Review

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