Use of Galleria mellonella as a Model Organism to Study Legionella pneumophila Infection

Legionella pneumophila, the causative agent of a severe pneumonia named Legionnaires' disease, is an important human pathogen that infects and replicates within alveolar macrophages. Its virulence depends on the Dot/Icm type IV secretion system (T4SS), which is essential to establish a replicat...

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Autores principales: Harding, Clare R., Schroeder, Gunnar N., Collins, James W., Frankel, Gad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MyJove Corporation 2013
Materias:
Infection
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3923569/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24299965
http://dx.doi.org/10.3791/50964

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