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Acanthamoeba and Dictyostelium as Cellular Models for Legionella Infection
Environmental bacteria of the genus Legionella naturally parasitize free-living amoebae. Upon inhalation of bacteria-laden aerosols, the opportunistic pathogens grow intracellularly in alveolar macrophages and can cause a life-threatening pneumonia termed Legionnaires' disease. Intracellular re...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5840211/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29552544 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2018.00061 |