The intracellular growth of the vacuolar pathogen Legionella pneumophila is dependent on the acyl chain composition of host membranes
A. Wilkins, B. Schwarz, A. Torres-Escobar…·S. 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.