Legionella pneumophila are important opportunistic pathogens for which environmental reservoirs such as protists are crucial for the infection of humans. Free-living amoebae are considered key hosts providing nutrients and shelter for highly efficient intracellular proliferation of L. pneumophila, w...
ORGANISM(S): Legionella pneumophila Candidatus Protochlamydia amoebophila Acanthamoeba castellanii