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Legionella pneumophila

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Legionella pneumophila
[no̅o̅mof′ələ]
a small gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium that is the causative agent in Legionnaires' disease.


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According to the World Health Organisation, bacterium, such as Legionella pneumophila (Legionellosis/Legionnaire's disease), manifests in poorly maintained artificial water systems.
Keep the ACs clean to keep your home cool by Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
Clinical and environmental isolates of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 cannot be distinguished by sequence analysis of two surface protein genes and three housekeeping genes.
Lorraine strain of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1, France by Ginevra, Christophe; Forey, Francoise; Campese, Christine; Reyrolle, Monique; Che, Didier; Etienne, / Emerging Infectious Diseases
The Health Protection Agency traced the outbreak last year to faults in the water treatment system at the Springs health club, which led to the legionella pneumophila bug colonising the spa pool system.
Legionnaires' bug hit 115 people at spa club by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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