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

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Legionella pneumophila  

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Note

  • infection = LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE

Scope note

  • A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria that is the causative agent of LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE. It has been isolated from numerous environmental sites as well as from human lung tissue, respiratory secretions, and blood.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016952

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