Legionella (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a genus of rod- or coccus-shaped aerobic Gram-negative bacteria, certain species of which, as L. pneumophila, produce legionnaires' disease.
noun plural -lae (-ˌliː)
  1. any Gram-negative rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Legionella, including L. pneumophila, which causes legionnaire's disease
Legionella (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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