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===Taxonomy===
===Taxonomy===
| Domain = [[Bacteria]] <br>
| Domain = [[Bacteria]] <br>
| Phylum = [[Firmicutes]] <br>
| Phylum = [[Proteobacteria]] <br>
| Class = [[Clostridia]] <br>
| Class = [[Gammaproteobacteria]] <br>
| Order = [[Clostridiales]] <br>
| Order = [[Legionellales]] <br>
| Family = [[Clostridiaceae]] <br>
| Family = [[Legionellaceae]] <br>
| Genus = [[Clostridium]] <br>
| Genus = [[Legionella]] <br>
| species = [[C. difficile]] <br>
| species = [[Legionella pneumophila]] <br>


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===Description===
===Description===

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University of Oklahoma Study Abroad Microbiology in Arezzo, Italy[1]
Scanning electron microscope image of Clostridium difficile. From: Bioquell.com [2]

Etiology/Bacteriology

Taxonomy

| Domain = Bacteria
| Phylum = Proteobacteria
| Class = Gammaproteobacteria
| Order = Legionellales
| Family = Legionellaceae
| Genus = Legionella
| species = Legionella pneumophila

Description

Pathogenesis

Transmission

Infectious Dose, Incubation, and Colonization

Epidemiology

Virulence Factors

Clinical Features

Symptoms

Morbidity/Mortality

Diagnosis

Treatment

Prevention

Risk Avoidance

Immunization

Host Immune Response

References