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Descriptor English: Legionella pneumophila
Descriptor Spanish: Legionella pneumophila
Descriptor Legionella pneumophila
Scope note: Especie de bacteria gramnegativa, aerobia, agente causal de la ENFERMEDAD DE LOS LEGIONARIOS. Se ha aislado de numerosos sitios del medio ambiente así como del tejido pulmonar, de las secreciones respiratorias y de la sangre humana.
Descriptor Portuguese: Legionella pneumophila
Descriptor French: Legionella pneumophila
Tree number(s): B03.440.400.425.450.450.500
B03.660.250.460.460.580
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016952
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: infection = LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Bacteria (1978-1980)
Legionella (1981-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
DeCS ID: 30016
Unique ID: D016952
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Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/05/30
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Legionella pneumophila - Preferred
Concept UI M0025782
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Legionella pneumophila



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