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ArticleBrazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology]

An investigation of virulence factors of Legionella pneumophila environmental isolates.

Elif Özlem Arslan-Aydoğdu, Ayten Kimiran

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Article in Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology]. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elif Özlem Arslan-AydoğduIstanbul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: eoarslan@istanbul.edu.tr.
Ayten KimiranIstanbul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Istanbul, Turkey.
Istanbul University · TR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

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, phospholipase A, phospholipase C, acid phosphatase, alkaline phosphatase and lipase), hemagglutination capabilities, and pathogenicity in various host cells (Acanthamoeba castellanii ATCC 30234, mouse peritoneal macrophages and human peripheral monocytes). All the isolates of bacteria appeared to be motile and polar-flagellated and possessed the type-IV fimbria. Upon the evaluation of virulence factors, isolate 4 was found to be the most pathogenic strain, while 6 out of the 9 isolates (the isolates 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7) were more virulent than the ATCC 33152 strain. The different bacterial strains exhibited differences in properties such as adhesion, penetration and reproduction in the hosts, and preferred host type. To our knowledge, this is the first study to compare the virulence of environmental L. pneumophila strains isolated in Turkey, and it provides important information relevant for understanding the epidemiology of L. pneumophila.

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AnimalsBacterial ProteinsEnvironmental MicrobiologyFemaleHumansLegionella pneumophilaLegionnaires' DiseaseMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred BALB CTurkeyVirulence FactorsBacterial ProteinsVirulence FactorsLegionella pneumophilaPathogenicityVirulence of environmental isolates

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PMID29037504
PMCPMC5790574
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