An investigation of virulence factors of Legionella pneumophila environmental isolates
Braz. j. microbiol; 49 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Nine Legionella pneumophila strains isolated from cooling towers and a standard strain (L. pneumophila serogroup 1, ATCC 33152, Philadelphia 1) were analyzed and compared in terms of motility, flagella structure, ability to form biofilms, enzymatic activities (hemolysin, nucleases, protease, pho...
Proteínas Bacterianas/genética, Proteínas Bacterianas/metabolismo, Microbiología Ambiental, Legionella pneumophila/genética, Legionella pneumophila/aislamiento & purificación, Legionella pneumophila/metabolismo, Enfermedad de los Legionarios/microbiología, Macrófagos/microbiología, Ratones Endogámicos BALB C, Turquía/epidemiología, Factores de Virulencia/genética, Factores de Virulencia/metabolismo