The Lly protein protects Legionella pneumophila from light but does not directly influence its intracellular survival in Hartmannella vermiformis. Export

@article{citeulike:2923243, abstract = {The lly locus (legiolysin) mediates the browning of the culture medium of Legionella pneumophila in the late stationary growth phase, presumably as a result of synthesis of homogentisic acid. Mutagenesis of the lly gene of the L. pneumophila Philadelphia I derivative JR32 did not affect intracellular replication in the natural host Hartmannella vermiformis. The Lly-negative mutant, however, showed a markedly decreased resistance to ordinary light. The cloned lly gene conferred an increased resistance to light in recombinant L. pneumophila and Escherichia coli K-12, indicating a contribution of the Lly protein to ecological adaptation of Legionella species.}, address = {Institut f\"{u}r Molekulare Infektionsbiologie, University of W\"{u}rzburg, Germany.}, author = {Steinert, M. and Engelhard, H. and Fl\"{u}gel, M. and Wintermeyer, E. and Hacker, J.}, citeulike-article-id = {2923243}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7793965}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=7793965}, issn = {0099-2240}, journal = {Applied and environmental microbiology}, keywords = {homogentisate, legiolysin, legionella}, month = {June}, number = {6}, pages = {2428--2430}, posted-at = {2008-06-24 11:44:44}, priority = {2}, title = {The Lly protein protects Legionella pneumophila from light but does not directly influence its intracellular survival in Hartmannella vermiformis.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7793965}, volume = {61}, year = {1995} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2923243 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2923243 N2 - The lly locus (legiolysin) mediates the browning of the culture medium of Legionella pneumophila in the late stationary growth phase, presumably as a result of synthesis of homogentisic acid. Mutagenesis of the lly gene of the L. pneumophila Philadelphia I derivative JR32 did not affect intracellular replication in the natural host Hartmannella vermiformis. The Lly-negative mutant, however, showed a markedly decreased resistance to ordinary light. The cloned lly gene conferred an increased resistance to light in recombinant L. pneumophila and Escherichia coli K-12, indicating a contribution of the Lly protein to ecological adaptation of Legionella species. IS - 6 JF - Applied and environmental microbiology SN - 0099-2240 AD - Institut für Molekulare Infektionsbiologie, University of Würzburg, Germany. EP - 2430 TI - The Lly protein protects Legionella pneumophila from light but does not directly influence its intracellular survival in Hartmannella vermiformis. VL - 61 SP - 2428 KW - homogentisate KW - legiolysin KW - legionella AU - Steinert, M AU - Engelhard, H AU - Flügel, M AU - Wintermeyer, E AU - Hacker, J PY - 1995/06// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7793965 ER -