Mechanism of Antibiotic Treatment in Legionnaire's Disease

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Overview of Legionnaire's Disease

Legionella sp. streaked on a plate and viewed under UV light. [1].

Pathway depicting how Legionella pneumophile enters, replicates, and releases from amoebae and human macrophages. [2].

By Jonathan Pang

Legionairre's Disease is caused by bacteria of the genus Legionella.

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<references / <ref> Fields, B. S., R. F. Benson, and R. E. Besser. 2002. "Legionella and Legionnaires' Disease: 25 Years of Investigation." Clinical Microbiology Reviews 15.3: 506-26. </ref>

Authored for BIOL 238 Microbiology, taught by Joan Slonczewski, 2017, Kenyon College.