How Legionella defend their turf

Elife. 2019 Jun 28:8:e48695. doi: 10.7554/eLife.48695.

Abstract

Communities of bacteria that cause Legionnaires' disease repel other bacteria by secreting an acid called HGA.

Keywords: Legionella micdadei; Legionella pneumophila; antimicrobial; homogentisic acid; infectious disease; inter-bacterial competition; microbiology; pyomelanin.

MeSH terms

  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Humans
  • Legionella pneumophila / genetics
  • Legionella pneumophila / metabolism*
  • Legionella pneumophila / pathogenicity
  • Legionnaires' Disease / metabolism*
  • Legionnaires' Disease / microbiology
  • Phenylalanine / biosynthesis
  • Phenylalanine / metabolism*
  • Tyrosine / biosynthesis
  • Tyrosine / metabolism*

Substances

  • Tyrosine
  • Phenylalanine