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Relationships between a new type IV secretion system and the <i>icm</i>/<i>dot</i> virulence system of <i>Legionella pneumophila</i>
1 Nov 1999
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We describe here a Legionella pneumophila type IV secretion system that is distinct from the previously described icm/dot system. This type IV secretion system contains 11 genes (lvh ) homologous to genes of other type IV secretion systems, arranged in a similar manner. The lvh genes were found to be located on a DNA island with a GC content higher than the L. pneumophila chromosome. In contrast to the icm/dot...
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