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. 1999 Aug;67(8):4134–4142. doi: 10.1128/iai.67.8.4134-4142.1999

TABLE 3.

Summary of L. pneumophila and L. micdadei phenotypes

Strain Growth in U937 cellsa Growth in macrophagesb Entry and survivalc Evasion of lysosomesd Cyto-toxicitye Sodium sensitivityf Conjugationg Osmotic resistanceh
L. pneumophila Lp02 +++ ++ ++ +++ + + ++ +
L. micdadei
 31B +++ +++ + +++ + +++ +
 Rivera +++ + + + + + +
 Camilleri +++ + + + + + +
 D-2676 + + + + +
a

See Fig. 1A. 

b

See Fig. 1B. 

c

See Fig. 2

d

See Fig. 3

e

See Fig. 4

f

See Fig. 5; phenotype of post-exponential-phase cells. 

g

See Fig. 6; phenotype of post-exponential-phase cells. 

h

See Fig. 7; phenotype of post-exponential-phase cells.