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Genetic susceptibility and caspase activation in mouse and human macrophages are distinct for Legionella longbeachae and L. pneumophila.
Infection and immunity - 1 Apr 2007
Asare Rexford, Santic Marina, Gobin Ivana, Doric Miljenko, Suttles Jill, Graham James E, Price Christopher D, Abu Kwaik Yousef
Abstract excerpt
Legionella pneumophila is the predominant cause of Legionnaires' disease in the United States and Europe, while Legionella longbeachae is the common cause of the disease in Western Australia. Although clinical manifestations by both intracellular pathogens are very similar, recent studies have shown that phagosome biogeneses of both species within human macrophages are distinct (R. Asare and Y. Abu Kwaik, Cell....
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