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... > Bacteria > Gram-Negative Bacteria > Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria > Gram-Negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci > Legionellaceae > Legionella
Bacteria > Proteobacteria > Gammaproteobacteria > Legionellaceae > Legionella

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Legionella  

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Note

  • infection = LEGIONELLOSIS but Legionella pneumophila infection = LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE

Scope note

  • Gram-negative aerobic rods, isolated from surface water or thermally polluted lakes or streams. Member are pathogenic for man. Legionella pneumophila is the causative agent for LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007875

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