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Significant role for ladC in initiation of Legionella pneumophila infection.
Infection and immunity - 1 Jul 2008
Newton Hayley J, Sansom Fiona M, Dao Jenny, Cazalet Christel, Bruggemann Holger, Albert-Weissenberger Christiane, Buchrieser Carmen, Cianciotto Nicholas P, Hartland Elizabeth L
Abstract excerpt
Previously, we identified ladC in a cohort of genes that were present in Legionella pneumophila but absent in other Legionella species. Here we constructed a ladC mutant of L. pneumophila and assessed its ability to replicate in mammalian cell lines and Acanthamoeba castellanii. The ladC mutant was recovered in significantly lower numbers than wild-type L. pneumophila at early time points, which was reversed upon...
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