Genetic approaches to study Legionella pneumophila pathogenicity.

doi:10.1111/j.1574-6976.1994.tb00085.x

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Genetic approaches to study Legionella pneumophila pathogenicity.

FEMS microbiology reviews - 1 Jun 1994

Ott M

Abstract excerpt

Legionella pneumophila is an intracellular pathogen replicating in human macrophages during the course of infection of the lungs. Infection by legionellae often leads to severe pneumonia, termed Legionnaires' disease. Genetic approaches to identify the factors responsible for L. pneumophila patho...

Topics

Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial
Genes, Bacterial
Genome, Bacterial
Legionella pneumophila
Mutation
Virulence

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