Article
The Lly protein protects Legionella pneumophila from light but does not directly influence its intracellular survival in Hartmannella vermiformis.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jun 1995
Steinert M, Engelhard H, Flügel M, Wintermeyer E, Hacker J
Abstract excerpt
The lly locus (legiolysin) mediates the browning of the culture medium of Legionella pneumophila in the late stationary growth phase, presumably as a result of synthesis of homogentisic acid. Mutagenesis of the lly gene of the L. pneumophila Philadelphia I derivative JR32 did not affect intracellular replication in the natural host Hartmannella vermiformis. The Lly-negative mutant, however, showed a markedly...
Topics
- Animals
- Bacterial Proteins
- Hartmannella
- Legionella pneumophila
- Light
- Mutation