h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I really enjoyed this article!

L. pneumophila is also thought to survive within the vacuoles of some environmental waterborne amoebae, which may have an effect on its hardiness. Certainly other species of Legionella are known to infect amoebae, but many aren't pathogenic in humans.

Species known to cause human disease include L. longbeachae, which interestingly is thought to cause a significant number of cases of Legionnaire's disease in Australia. Others include L. midcadei, L. bozemanii and L. dumoffi.

thanks!

you can read more about the bacteria and the disease in A898473 (the legie faq) - it was originally part of this article, but then the sub-ed chopped the article in two 'cos it was too long.

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great article - very thorough and informative ...

... and it's extra cool 'cuz it came up #2 on Google when i searched 'legionnaires disease history.'

And indeed it is - I just tried Googling it myself! Thanks for the info, bazil. Are you researching Legionnaires' Disease, or was it something that just sparked your curiosity?

my boss is writing a proposal on it - so i get to do research for him. :/

Are you just looking up general information, or do you need science journal articles? I've got a whole pile of them, and I can tell you that one of the journals that has the most articles about Legionnaires' is Infection and Immunity! (and what's more, it's free after six months)