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Legionella micdadei
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Legionella micdadei is the only species of Legionella that stains acid-fast. It stains weak acid fast but loses this trait upon being grown in culture. It is the agent responsible for “Pittsburgh pneumonia”. Tatlockia micdadei is an alternative term for Legionella micdadei, aka Pittsburgh pneumonia agent and TATLOCK strain.[1]
References
References
- ↑ McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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