title: Legionella effectors reflect strength in diversity.
abstract: The Legionella genus includes opportunistic human pathogenic species that invade human cells using effector proteins that evolved during association with their natural amoeba hosts. A new study compares the genomes of 41 Legionella species to identify nearly 6,000 effectors, providing insight into these species' evolution and pathogenic lifestyles.
authors.affiliation: Genomics and Health Unit, FISABIO Public Health, Valencia, Spain, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBER) Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Iñaki
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Comas
mesh_terms: D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D007875:Legionella / Q000235:genetics*
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