Legionella pneumophila is a thin, aerobic, pleomorphic, flagellated, non-spore-forming, Gram-negativebacterium of the genus Legionella.[1][2] L. pneumophila is the primary human pathogenic bacterium in this group and is the causative agent of Legionnaires' disease, also known as legionellosis.
In nature, L. pneumophila infects freshwater and soil amoebae of the genera Acanthamoeba and Naegleria.[3] The mechanism of infection is similar in amoeba and human cells.
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