Apoptosis in macrophages and alveolar epithelial cells during early stages of infection by Legionella pneumophila and its role in cytopathogenicity.

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Published in Infect Immun on February 01, 1999

Authors

L Y Gao1, Y Abu Kwaik

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1: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0084, USA.

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