supported by the Research Project of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission[KJZD-K202002802];the Joint Medical Research Project of Chongqing[2021MSXM254];Internal Grants of Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College[YGZ2020303 and YGZ2021107].
Since Legionella pneumophila(L.pneumophila)was identified in 1976 as the causative microorganism for severe pneumonia termed Legionnaires Disease(LD),more than 65 species belonging to the genus Legionella have been is...
supported by grants fromthe Innovation Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81721002).
Fewstudies have reported Legionella sainthelensi infection.This infection primarily presents with respiratorymanifestations.Here,we report an immunocompromised patient with cavitary pneumonia caused by L.sainthelensi ...
supported by the Major Water Project of China(No.2017ZX07103);the National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFC0406300).
Reclaimed water utilization provides an effective way to alleviate water shortage.However,the residual pathogens in the recycled water like Legionella,could be spread into the air as aerosols through water-to-air tran...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China[grant number 81671985];the National Science and Technology Major Project of China[grant number 2018ZX10712001-007];the Science Foundation for the State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control of China[grant number 2019SKLID403];Infectious Disease Control and Prevention of China[grant number 2017ZX10303405-002];the Sanming Project of Medicine in Shenzhen[grant number SZSM201811071]。
Legionella,a genus of pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria,is widely present in natural water sources and artificial water systems.A total of 65 species and>70 serogroups of Legionella have been characterized[1].Lipopoly...
With the support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,the research team led by Prof.Feng Yue(冯越)at the Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering,College of Life Scienc...
Legionellosis is the generic term used to describe infections caused by different varieties of Legionella spp.,including Legionnaires'disease(LD),a severe and potentially fatal form of pneumonia,and Pontiac fever,a se...
BACKGROUND Legionella pneumophila(L.pneumophila)is a gram-negative intracellular bacillus composed of sixteen different serogroups.It is mostly known to cause pneumonia in individuals with known risk factors as immuno...
Worldwide epidemiological reports assert that drinking water is a source for infections and Legionella control represents a critical issue in healthcare settings. Chemical disinfections of water networks are control m...
Recently, a Legionellapneumophila effector protein was shown to have an unprecedented ATP-independent ubiquitin ligase activity that couples phosphoribosylated ubiquitin (PR- Ub) to serine residues of host pro- tein...