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  2. Legionella - Wikipedia

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    Legionella is a genus of gram-negative bacteria that can be seen using a silver stain or grown in a special media that contains cysteine, an amino acid.It is known to cause legionellosis [3] (all illnesses caused by Legionella) including a pneumonia-type illness called Legionnaires' disease and a mild flu-like illness called Pontiac fever. [3]

  3. Legionella pneumophila - Wikipedia

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    Legionella pneumophila, the primary causative agent for Legionnaire's disease, is an aerobic, pleomorphic, flagellated, non-spore-forming, Gram-negative bacterium. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] L. pneumophila is a intracellular parasite that preferentially infects soil amoebae and freshwater protozoa for replication.

  4. Legionnaires' disease - Wikipedia

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    Legionella spp. enter the lungs either by aspiration of contaminated water or inhalation of aerosolized contaminated water or soil. In the lung, the bacteria are consumed by macrophages, a type of white blood cell, inside of which the Legionella bacteria multiply, causing the death of the macrophage. Once the macrophage dies, the bacteria are ...

  5. What is Legionnaires' disease? - AOL

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    The legionella bacteria responsible for the disease lives and multiplies in water areas like hot tubs, air conditioners, mist sprayers in grocery store produce departments, and water systems.

  6. Legionellales - Wikipedia

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    Legionella sp. under ultraviolet illumination Scientific classification; Domain: Bacteria: Phylum: Pseudomonadota: Class: Gammaproteobacteria: Order: Legionellales: Families and genera Legionellaceae Legionella Coxiellaceae Aquicella Coxiella Diplorickettsia Rickettsiella "Ca. Berkiella" [1] "Ca. Fiscibacter" [1] "Ca.

  7. Intracellular parasite - Wikipedia

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    To study the mechanism that intracellular parasites use to obtain nutrients, Legionella pneumophila, a bacterial facultative intracellular parasite, has been used as a model. It is known that Legionella pneumophila obtains nutrients by promoting host proteasomal degradation.

  8. 3 dead in Legionnaire's disease outbreak at New York ... - AOL

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    According to the CDC, Legionella bacteria can cause a serious type of pneumonia, known as Legionnaires disease or Pontiac fever. Legionella bacteria is spread through the air when an individual ...

  9. Legionella lytica - Wikipedia

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    Legionella lytica is a Gram-negative bacterium from the genus Legionella. [4] [5] References This page was last edited on 9 November 2021, at 04:50 (UTC). Text ...