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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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Autores principales: Swart, A. Leoni, Harrison, Christopher F., Eichinger, Ludwig, Steinert, Michael, Hilbi, Hubert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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

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