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.
Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello
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- Over 18,000 effectors in Legionella genome (PNAS) 4:08
- Carmen Buchrieser lab 4:31
- Howard Shuman 10:04
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