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SCIENCE
Volume 305, Issue 5692, Pages 1966-1968Publisher
AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1126/science.1099776
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- NIAID NIH HHS [AI 23549, U01 1 AI 4437] Funding Source: Medline
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We present the genomic sequence of Legionella pneumophila, the bacteria[ agent of Legionnaires' disease, a potentially fatal pneumonia acquired from aerosolized contaminated fresh water. The genome includes a 45-kilobase pair element that can exist in chromosomal and episomal forms, selective expansions of important gene families, genes for unexpected metabolic pathways, and previously unknown candidate virulence determinants. We highlight the genes that may account for Legionella's ability to survive in protozoa, mammalian macrophages, and inhospitable environmental niches and that may define new therapeutic targets.
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