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Legionella pneumophila

"Legionella pneumophila" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Legionella pneumophila" by people in this website by year, and whether "Legionella pneumophila" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 58 publications over 21 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2009
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