Structural characterization of the Sel1-like repeat protein LceB from Legionella pneumophila.

Legionella are freshwater Gram-negative bacteria that in their normal environment infect protozoa. However, this adaptation also allows Legionella to infect human alveolar macrophages and cause pneumonia. Central to Legionella pathogenesis are more than 330 secreted effectors, of which there are nine core effectors that are conserved in all pathogenic species.

Characterization of the Phage vB_EclM_CIP9.

is an opportunistic pathogen that causes hospital-acquired infections in immunocompromised patients. Here, we describe vB_EclM_CIP9, a novel phage that infects a multidrug-resistant isolate of Phage vB_EclM_CIP9 is a myovirus that has a 174,924-bp genome, with 296 predicted open reading frames.