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ArticlePloS one2019

Legionella pneumophila p45 element influences host cell entry and sensitivity to sodium.

Lanette M Christensen, Preeti Sule, Madison Strain, Jeffrey D Cirillo

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Article in PloS one, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lanette M ChristensenDepartment of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Bryan, Texas, United States of America.
Preeti SuleDepartment of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Bryan, Texas, United States of America.
Madison StrainDepartment of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Bryan, Texas, United States of America.
Jeffrey D CirilloDepartment of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Bryan, Texas, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-3058-2702
Texas A&M Health Science Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Legionella pneumophila are environmental bacteria found ubiquitously in both natural and man-made water reservoirs, sometimes as constituents of biofilm communities, but mostly intracellularly within protozoal hosts. In the event that Legionella become aerosolized in water droplets and inhaled by humans, they can cause a potentially fatal form of pneumonia called Legionnaires' disease. Strains of L. pneumophila have highly plastic genomes that harbor numerous inter- and intra-genomic elements, enhancing their ability to live under diverse environmental conditions. One such mobile genomic element, p45 carries ~45 kbp of genes, including the Lvh (Legionella Vir homolog) type IVa secretion system. This element was evaluated for its contribution to L. pneumophila environmental resilience and virulence-related characteristics by comparing clinically isolated strain Philadelphia-1 that carries p45, Lp01 that lacks p45, and Lp01 with p45 reintroduced, Lp01+p45. We found that the p45 element impacts host cell entry and resistance to sodium, both virulence-related characteristics in Legionella species.

Indexed as

AnimalsBacterial ProteinsBiofilmsCell LineDNA, BacterialDNA Transposable ElementsHumansLegionella pneumophilaLegionnaires' DiseaseMiceSodiumVirulenceBacterial ProteinsDNA, BacterialDNA Transposable ElementsLvh protein, Legionella pneumophilaSodium

Identifiers

PMID31246988
PMCPMC6597080
OpenAlexW2953410113

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