There is still a low level of clinical awareness regarding Legionnaires' disease 25 years after
it was first detected. The causative agents, legionellae, are freshwater bacteria with a …

Since first identified in early 1977, bacteria of the genus Legionella are recognised as a
common cause of community-acquired pneumonia and a rare cause of hospital-acquired …

Water is the major natural reservoir for legionellae, and the bacteria are found worldwide in
many different natural and artificial aquatic environments, such as cooling towers, water …

The production of methane is a ubiquitous, defining characteristic of methanogens. The
production of methane or any other hydrocarbon as a major catabolic product is unique to …

Partial sequences of the 16S ribosomal RNA genes of eleven autotrophic ammonia-
oxidizing bacteria were determined by PCR amplification from small amounts of heat-lysed …

Legionella pneumophila, the aetiological agent of 90% of legionellosis cases, is a common
inhabitant of natural and anthropogenic freshwater environments, where it resides in …

The 16S ribosomal DNAs (rDNAs) of two strains of Francisella tularensis and one strain of
Francisella philomiragia were sequenced. On the basis of phylogenetic analysis data, the …

Most of the bacterial species are still unknown. Consequently, our knowledge about
bacterial ecology is poor and expectations about specialized species with novel enzymatic …

Legionellosis is caused by aerobic gram-negative bacilli of the genus Legionella. Currently,
58 species and more than 70 distinct serogroups of Legionella have been identified …

Legionnaires' disease (LD) is a type of pneumonia caused by the Legionella spp. Legionella
pneumophila is the most common cause of the disease and, along with Legionella …