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Expression of Legionella pneumophila paralogous lipid A biosynthesis genes under different growth conditions.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Nov 2007
Albers Urs, Tiaden André, Spirig Thomas, Al Alam Denise, Goyert Sanna M, Gangloff Sophie C, Hilbi Hubert
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Legionella pneumophila is an opportunistic pathogen that in the environment colonizes biofilms and replicates within amoebae. The bacteria employ the intracellular multiplication/defective organelle trafficking (Icm/Dot) type IV secretion system to grow intracellularly in a specific vacuole. Using Acanthamoeba castellanii as a host cell, we have previously identified lcsC (Legionella cytotoxic suppressor), a...
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