Genetics of Legionella pneumophila.
Legionella pneumophila is a facultative intracellular pathogen capable of entering and growing in a variety of phagocytic cells including free-living amoebae as well as alveolar macrophages and monocytes. A genetic analysis of L. pneumophila should facilitate the identification of bacterial factors that promote the intracellular lifestyle of this organism.
Mintz
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida 33101.
Shuman
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HA
D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D006801:Humans; D007875:Legionella / Q000235:genetics*; D009154:Mutation; D010957:Plasmids; D014162:Transfection
D004251:DNA Transposable Elements