TY - JOUR
T1 - Importance of type II secretion for survival of Legionella pneumophila in tap water and in amoebae at low temperatures
AU - Söderberg, Maria A.
AU - Dao, Jenny
AU - Starkenburg, Shawn R.
AU - Cianciotto, Nicholas P.
PY - 2008/9
Y1 - 2008/9
N2 - Legionella pneumophila type II secretion mutants showed reduced survival in both tap water at 4 to 17°C and aquatic amoebae at 22 to 25°C. Wild-type supernatants stimulated the growth of these mutants, indicating that secreted factors promote low-temperature survival. There was a correlation between low-temperature survival and secretion function when 12 additional Legionella species were examined.
AB - Legionella pneumophila type II secretion mutants showed reduced survival in both tap water at 4 to 17°C and aquatic amoebae at 22 to 25°C. Wild-type supernatants stimulated the growth of these mutants, indicating that secreted factors promote low-temperature survival. There was a correlation between low-temperature survival and secretion function when 12 additional Legionella species were examined.
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U2 - 10.1128/AEM.00067-08
DO - 10.1128/AEM.00067-08
M3 - Article
C2 - 18621869
AN - SCOPUS:50949090202
SN - 0099-2240
VL - 74
SP - 5583
EP - 5588
JO - Applied and Environmental Microbiology
JF - Applied and Environmental Microbiology
IS - 17
ER -