The genome of the amoeba symbiont "Candidatus Amoebophilus asiaticus" reveals common mechanisms for host cell interaction among amoeba-associated bacteria.

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Published in J Bacteriol on December 18, 2009

Authors

Stephan Schmitz-Esser1, Patrick Tischler, Roland Arnold, Jacqueline Montanaro, Michael Wagner, Thomas Rattei, Matthias Horn

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Microbial Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. schmitz-esser@microbial-ecology.net

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