Mechanisms of <it>Legionella pneumophila</it>-induced interleukin-8 expression in human lung epithelial cells
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Legionella pneumophila </it>is a facultative intracellular bacterium, capable of replicating within the phagosomes of macrophages and monocytes, but little is known about its interaction with human lung epithelial cel...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-11-01
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Series: | BMC Microbiology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/7/102 |