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Cover Picture: Identification of Living Legionella pneumophila Using Species‐Specific Metabolic Lipopolysaccharide Labeling (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 5/2014)
Author(s) -
Mas Pons Jordi,
Dumont Audrey,
Sautejeau Grégory,
Fugier Emilie,
Baron Aurélie,
Dukan Sam,
Vauzeilles Boris
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201311062
Subject(s) - legionella pneumophila , legionella , microbiology and biotechnology , cover (algebra) , identification (biology) , lipopolysaccharide , outbreak , pathogen , chemistry , biology , computational biology , bacteria , virology , botany , immunology , engineering , genetics , mechanical engineering
Legionella pneumophila is a deadly pathogen that was discovered after an outbreak in 1976 at the convention of the American Legion in Philadelphia. In their Communication on page 1275 ff., S. Dukan, B. Vauzeilles, and co‐workers describe a simple strategy to detect and identify living Legionella pneumophila by metabolic incorporation of a modified carbohydrate into their lipopolysaccharides, followed by further conjugation using click chemistry. Picture of Dr. Feely: CDC/Stafford Smith. Cover artwork: David Garino.