Month: April 2019

https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/legionnaires/index.html           We have been talking about Legionella pneumophila’s structure, life cycle, optimal growth conditions, and even it’s preferred nutrients. In todays blog post, I will be changing it up a little bit. I chose to write about how to control Legionella because it is a severe form of pneumonia.    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legionella#/media/File:Legionella_Plate_01.png  …

The life cycle of any bacteria consists of 4 main phases.             In the Lag phase, bacteria do not grow but are metabolically active. In this phase, bacteria try to understand their environment and prepare for replication. They produce the proteins and vitamins needed for division in this phase and even…

https://pixels.com/featured/1-legionella-pneumophila-tem-eye-of-science.html   Legionella pneumophila is a thin bacillus shaped bacterium with a single, polar flagellum that allow it to move around. L. pneumophila, a non-spore forming aerobic bacteria, infects freshwater and soil amoebae. The organism is 2×0.6 µm in size under normal conditions. In nutrient-deficient environments, it can become long and filamentous. This gram-negative cell…

https://cddep.org/blog/posts/weekly_digest_cdc_urges_infection_control_collaboration_legionnaires_outbreak_nyc/legionella_pneumophila_sem_2/ Name: Legionella pneumophila  Common Name: Legionnaires‘ Disease Genus: Coxiella Found: Naturally in lakes or streams Properties: Water-loving