Toxin responsible for Legionella growth identified

Pneumonia resulting from exposure to Legionella – although uncommon and affecting only 1 in 100,000 in Europe – has a higher than 10% fatality rate. The pathogenic bacterium Legionella pneumophila has more than 300 toxins that it uses to infect humans. Once the aerosols containing the bacteria are i …
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