Legionella pneumophila Pathogenesis and Immunity /

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Hoffman, Paul (Συγγραφέας), Friedman, Herman (Συγγραφέας), Bendinelli, Mauro (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2008.
• Σειρά: Infectious Diseases And Pathogenesis,
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Immunology.; Infectious diseases.; Microbiology.; Life Sciences.; Infectious Diseases.

Legionella pneumophila is an emerging human pathogen that resides in natural environments as a parasite of freshwater. There have been new developments in this field including the publication of three whole genome sequences, the discovery of a developmental cycle and novel cyst-like highly infectiou...

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