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Legionella
Legionellosis, also known as Legionnaires' disease, is caused by a type of bacterium called Legionella. In 1976 many people who attended a convention of the American Legion in Philadelphia, USA suffered from an outbreak of this disease, a type of pneumonia. Legionellosis is a disease of significant medical and public interest.
The bacterium Legionella is found in aquatic habitats where it can survive and multiply in various protozoa. The bacterium is transmissible to humans and pathogenic to humans.
Legionella is used in the laboratory as a model system for the analysis of bacterial survival, acquisition of nutrients and replication inside cells. The genome sequences of four L. pneumophila strains have been published.
Further reading: Legionellosis
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The bacterium Legionella is found in aquatic habitats where it can survive and multiply in various protozoa. The bacterium is transmissible to humans and pathogenic to humans.
Legionella is used in the laboratory as a model system for the analysis of bacterial survival, acquisition of nutrients and replication inside cells. The genome sequences of four L. pneumophila strains have been published.
Further reading: Legionellosis
Labels: Legionella, Legionellosis, Legionnaires disease
