Differences in Virulence Between Legionella pneumophila Isolates From Human and Non-human Sources Determined in Galleria mellonella Infection Model

Legionella pneumophila is a ubiquitous bacterium in freshwater environments and in many man-made water systems capable of inducing pneumonia in humans. Despite its ubiquitous character most studies on L. pneumophila virulence focused on clinical strains and isolates from man-made environments, so li...

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Main Authors: Patrícia S. Sousa, Inês N. Silva, Leonilde M. Moreira, António Veríssimo, Joana Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2018.00097/full