Biofilm-derived Legionella pneumophila evades the innate immune response in macrophages

Legionella pneumophila, the causative agent of Legionnaire's disease, replicates in human alveolar macrophages to establish infection. There is no human-to-human transmission and the main source of infection is L. pneumophila biofilms established in air conditioners, water fountains, and hospit...

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Main Authors: Abu Khweek, Arwa, Fernández Dávila, Natalia S., Caution, Kyle, Akhter, Anwari, Abdulrahman, Basant A., Tazi, Mia, Hassan, Hoda, Novotny, Laura A., Bakaletz, Lauren O., Amer, Amal O.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3664316/