The Legionella pneumophila Chaperonin – An Unusual Multifunctional Protein in Unusual Locations

The Legionella pneumophila chaperonin, high temperature protein B (HtpB), was discovered as a highly immunogenic antigen, only a few years after the identification of L. pneumophila as the causative agent of Legionnaires’ disease. As its counterparts in other bacterial pathogens, HtpB did not initia...

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Main Authors: Garduño, Rafael A., Chong, Audrey, Nasrallah, Gheyath K., Allan, David S.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Research Foundation 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3114179/