The intracellular pathogen Legionella pneumophila has evolved sophisticated mechanisms
that enable it to subvert host functions, enter, survive and replicate in amoebae or alveolar …

Summary The Dot/Icm type IV secretion system of Legionella pneumophila translocates
numerous bacterial effectors into the host cell and is essential for bacterial proliferation …

ABSTRACT Quantitative Legionella PCRs targeting the 16S rRNA gene (specific for the
genus Legionella) and the mip gene (specific for the species Legionella pneumophila) were …

Legionella pneumophila is an intracellular pathogen, ubiquitous in the environment and
considered opportunistic. It is the leading cause of legionellosis, which can be present in its …

Legionella are opportunistic pathogens that develop in aquatic environments where they
multiply in protozoa. When infected aerosols reach the human respiratory tract they may …

Objectives Epidemiological investigations of Legionnaires' disease outbreaks rely on the
rapid identification and typing of clinical and environmental Legionella isolates in order to …

The specific and covalent addition of ubiquitin to proteins, known as ubiquitination, is a
eukaryotic-specific modification central to many cellular processes, such as cell cycle …

Legionella pneumophila is an intracellular pathogen of freshwater amoeba and of alveolar
macrophages in human hosts. After phagocytosis, L. pneumophila establishes a unique …

The immune system must discriminate between pathogenic and nonpathogenic microbes in
order to initiate an appropriate response. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) detect microbial …

Fifty strains representing 38 species of the genus Legionella were examined for biofilm
formation on glass, polystyrene, and polypropylene surfaces in static cultures at 25° C, 37° …