Cornell: Mann Award Winner Illuminates Infectious Diseases
June 18, 2020
June 18, 2020
ITHACA, New York, June 18 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
The bacteria Legionella pneumophila has been the favorite snack of certain water-borne amoeba for millions of years, during which time the bacteria has evolved defenses against those amoeba.
Over that same time, Legionella - the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease - has developed defenses against humans' white blood cells, known as the "defenders of the lungs."
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The bacteria Legionella pneumophila has been the favorite snack of certain water-borne amoeba for millions of years, during which time the bacteria has evolved defenses against those amoeba.
Over that same time, Legionella - the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease - has developed defenses against humans' white blood cells, known as the "defenders of the lungs."
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