TY - GEN AU - D'Auria, Giuseppe AU - Jiménez, Núria AU - Peris-Bondia, Francesc AU - Pelaz, Carmen AU - Latorre, Amparo AU - Moya, Andrés PY - 2008 DO - 10.1186/1471-2164-9-14 SN - 1471-2164 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/7186 AB - BACKGROUND: The repeats in toxin (Rtx) are an important pathogenicity factor involved in host cells invasion of Legionella pneumophila and other pathogenic bacteria. Its role in escaping the host immune system and cytotoxic activity is well known. Its... LA - eng PB - BioMed Central (BMC) KW - Animals KW - Bacterial Proteins KW - Bacterial Toxins KW - Genes, Bacterial KW - Humans KW - Legionella pneumophila KW - Phylogeny KW - Protein Structure, Tertiary KW - Virulence KW - Virulence Factors TI - Virulence factor rtx in Legionella pneumophila, evidence suggesting it is a modular multifunctional protein TY - research article ER -