<it>Legionella pneumophila </it>pangenome reveals strain-specific virulence factors

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Legionella pneumophila </it>subsp. <it>pneumophila </it>is a gram-negative <it>γ-Proteobacterium </it>and the causative agent of Legionnaires' disease, a form of epidemic pneumonia. It has...

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Main Authors: Peris-Bondia Francesc, Jiménez-Hernández Nuria, D'Auria Giuseppe, Moya Andrés, Latorre Amparo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-03-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/11/181