Biology and Pathogenesis of Legionella

• Main Author: Matthias Machner (auth)
• Other Authors: Hayley Newton (auth), Elizabeth Hartland (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2018
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Host-Pathogen Interactions; Legionnaires' Disease; Legionella; Dot/Icm effector; intravacuolar pathogen
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Legionella pneumophila was first isolated as the causative agent of a deadly infectious pneumonia at a convention of the American Legion forty years ago. Since then, Legionnaires' disease continues to be a significant public health concern. Today, our understanding of the Legionella genus, comp...