Luiz E. Bermudez

Interaction of Mycobacterium avium with environmental amoebae enhances virulence

Jeffrey D. Cirillo, Stanley Falkow, Lucy S. Tompkins et al. · Infection and Immunity · 1997 · 451 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +15

Elemental Analysis of <i>Mycobacterium avium</i> -, <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> -, and <i>Mycobacterium smegmatis</i> -Containing Phagosomes Indicates Pathogen-Induced Microenvironments within the Host Cell’s Endosomal System

Dirk Wagner, J. Mäser, Barry Lai et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 2005 · 439 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Microbiology +10

Tumor necrosis factor, alone or in combination with IL-2, but not IFN-gamma, is associated with macrophage killing of Mycobacterium avium complex.

Luiz E. Bermudez, Lawrence S. Young · The Journal of Immunology · 1988 · 379 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology +11

Mycobacterium tuberculosis invades and replicates within type II alveolar cells

Luiz E. Bermudez, Joshua Goodman · Infection and Immunity · 1996 · 376 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +9

Intracellular Growth in<i>Acanthamoeba castellanii</i>Affects Monocyte Entry Mechanisms and Enhances Virulence of<i>Legionella pneumophila</i>

Jeffrey D. Cirillo, Suat L. G. Cirillo, Ling Yan et al. · Infection and Immunity · 1999 · 237 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +16