MicrobiologybioRxiv
The intracellular growth of the vacuolar pathogen Legionella pneumophila is dependent on the acyl chain composition of host membranes
Ashley A. Wilkins, Benjamin Schwarz, Ascencion Torres-Escobar…·Stanimir S. Ivanov
This study shows that Legionella pneumophila replication depends on host membrane acyl chain composition, with palmitoleic acid promoting membrane disorder and enhancing bacterial growth.