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TWiEVO 39: In a Legionella of their own

  • January 26, 2019
  • Tagged as: amoeba, DOT/ICM, effector proteins, evolution, evolve, horizontal gene transfer, host range, intracellular bacteria, Legionella

Nels and Vincent look at the intracellular bacteria Legionella from an evolutionary perspective: the role of gene acquisition and reshuffling from plants, animals, fungi, and archaea in the emergence of human pathogens.

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