NOUN | animal | legionella, Legionella pneumophilia | the motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that thrives in central heating and air conditioning systems and can cause Legionnaires' disease |
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Meaning | The motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that thrives in central heating and air conditioning systems and can cause Legionnaires' disease. | |
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Synonym | Legionella pneumophilia | |
Broader | bacteria, bacterium | (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission |
Spanish | legionella | |
Catalan | legionel·la, legionella |
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