Nitric oxide signaling through three receptors regulates virulence, biofilm formation, and phenotypic heterogeneity of Legionella pneumophila
ABSTRACT The causative agent of Legionnaires’ disease, Legionella pneumophila, is an environmental bacterium, that replicates in macrophages, parasitizes amoeba, and forms biofilms. L. pneumophila employs the Legionella quorum sensing (Lqs) system and the transcription factor LvbR to control various...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2024-06-01
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| Series: | mBio |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.00710-24 |