NOUN
- the motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that thrives in central heating and air conditioning systems and can cause Legionnaires' disease
How To Use legionella In A Sentence
- Infection occurs when a person breathes in water droplets that are contaminated by many legionella bacteria.
- People catch legionnaires' disease when airborne droplets carrying the legionella bacteria are inhaled into the lungs. The Sun
- She stressed that the Health Board was satisfied, based on expert clinical advice and national protocols for managing legionella, that ‘there was and is no immediate danger to other patients, staff or visitors in the hospital’.
- Legionellae are found most commonly in freshwater and man-made water systems.
- People become infected when they inhale legionella bacteria which have been released into the air in aerosolised form from a contaminated source. BBC Ouch! Blog
- Infection occurs from exposure to legionellae organisms in the environment.
- The legionella was discovered in the showers, water basins and toilets during a routine inspection.
- An angry mother has hit out at the state of Central Park Swimming Pool after the council closed it following the discovery of the killer lung bug legionella.
- After more than 100 tests around the hospital, traces of the legionella bacteria were found on taps and other water outlets.
- It is contracted by inhaling tiny droplets from water infected with the legionella pneumonia bug.
