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legionella

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Noun1.legionella - the motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that thrives in central heating and air conditioning systems and can cause Legionnaires' disease
Legionella pneumophilia
bacteria, bacterium - (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
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To the Editor: The European Working Group for Legionella Infections (EWGLINET) conducts epidemiologic surveillance of Legionnaires' disease cases associated with travel (1) and provides epidemiologic typing markers of Legionella pneumophila among reference laboratories in collaborating countries.
Legionnaires' disease and travel in Europe by Pelaz, Carmen / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Well known among those pathogens are Legionella pneumophila bacteria, which cause Legionnaires' disease.
Pathogen preference: infected amoebas flourish in cooling towers by Cunningham, A. / Science News
Tokyo, Japan, May 19, 2006 - (JCN) - Merck announced on May 18 that it has launched Duopath Legionella, a proprietary test kit for detecting Legionella in water samples.
Merck Releases High-sensitive Legionella Detection Kit for Water ... by JCNN News Summaries
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