Infection of Cultured Human Endothelial Cells by Legionella pneumophila

Legionella pneumophila is a gram-negative pathogen that causes a severe pneumonia known as Legionnaires' disease. Here, we demonstrate for the first time that L. pneumophila infects and grows within cultured human endothelial cells. Endothelial infection may contribute to lung damage observed d...

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Autores principales: Chiaraviglio, Lucius, Brown, Daniel A., Kirby, James E.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2008
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2292252/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18431493
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002012
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Sumario:Legionella pneumophila is a gram-negative pathogen that causes a severe pneumonia known as Legionnaires' disease. Here, we demonstrate for the first time that L. pneumophila infects and grows within cultured human endothelial cells. Endothelial infection may contribute to lung damage observed during Legionnaires' disease and to systemic spread of this organism.

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