Amoebae as Training Grounds for Intracellular Bacterial Pathogens

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Maëlle Molmeret · University of Louisville

Marina Šantić · University of Louisville

Yousef Abu Kwaik · University of Louisville

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Free-living amoebae are important predators that control microbial communities. They are ubiquitous and have been isolated from various natural sources such as soil, freshwater, salt water, dust, and air. Although their abundance in soil is only limited, they have been implicated in the stimulation

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Legionella and Acanthamoeba research Vibrio bacteria research studies Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing

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Published in: Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volume 71, Issue 1, pp. 20-28

DOI: 10.1128/aem.71.1.20-28.2005

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Amoebae as Training Grounds for Intracellular Bacterial Pathogens

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