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Legionella pneumophila catalase-peroxidases are required for proper trafficking and growth in primary macrophages.
Infection and immunity - 1 Aug 2003
Bandyopadhyay Purnima, Byrne Brenda, Chan Yolande, Swanson Michele S, Steinman Howard M
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Legionella pneumophila, a parasite of aquatic amoebae and pathogen of pulmonary macrophages, replicates intracellularly, utilizing a type IV secretion system to subvert the trafficking of Legionella-containing phagosomes. Defense against host-derived reactive oxygen species has been proposed as critical for intracellular replication. Virulence traits of null mutants in katA and katB, encoding the two Legionella...
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