Balamuthia mandrillaris, free-living ameba and opportunistic agent of encephalitis, is a potential host for Legionella pneumophila bacteria.

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Published in Appl Environ Microbiol on May 01, 2005

Authors

Winlet Sheba Shadrach1, Kerstin Rydzewski, Ulrike Laube, Gudrun Holland, Muhsin Ozel, Albrecht F Kiderlen, Antje Flieger

Author Affiliations

1: Robert Koch-Institut, Research Group Pathogenesis of Legionella Infections, D-13353 Berlin, Germany.

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