Journal
PATHOGENS
Volume 9, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/pathogens9020105
Keywords
free-living amoebae; Legionella; biological biocide; cooling towers
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- French Government under the Investissements d'avenir (Investments for the Future) program [Mediterranee Infection 10-IAHU-03]
- Region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur
- European funding FEDER PRIMI
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Legionella pneumophila is a facultative intracellular pathogen found in aquatic environments as planktonic cells within biofilms and as intracellular parasites of free-living amoebae such as Acanthamoeba castellanii. This pathogen bypasses the elimination mechanism to replicate within amoebae; however, not all amoeba species support the growth of L. pneumophila. Willaertia magna C2c Maky, a non-pathogenic amoeba, was previously demonstrated to possess the ability to eliminate the L. pneumophila strain Paris. Here, we study the intracellular behaviour of three L. pneumophila strains (Paris, Philadelphia, and Lens) within W. magna C2c Maky and compare this strain to A. castellanii and W. magna Z503, which are used as controls. We observe the intracellular growth of strain Lens within W. magna Z503 and A. castellanii at 22 degrees C and 37 degrees C. Strain Paris grows within A. castellanii at any temperature, while it only grows at 22 degrees C within W. magna Z503. Strain Philadelphia proliferates only within A. castellanii at 37 degrees C. Within W. magna C2c Maky, none of the three legionella strains exhibit intracellular growth. Additionally, the ability of W. magna C2c Maky to decrease the number of internalized L. pneumophila is confirmed. These results support the idea that W. magna C2c Maky possesses unique behaviour in regard to L. pneumophila strains.
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