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The Role of Legionella in Indoor Air Quality And Other
Related Information
Ecology of Legionella organisms
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Found in water.
Legionella do
not survive in dry environments.
This is very important when considering where to sample. |
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Because of their nutritional requirements, to amplify significantly
they must live inside of free living protozoans and amoebae
as parasites. |
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Growth outside of organisms only documented on laboratory
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Legionella live inside of humans as intracellular
parasites of macrophages.
Macrophage cells are normal components of the human immune
system that resemble protozoans. |
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