Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
le·gion·el·la Pronunciation:
"lE-j&-'nel-& Function:
noun 1 capitalized : a genus of gram-negativerod-shaped bacteria (family Legionellaceae) that includes the causative agent (
L. pneumophila) of Legionnaires' disease
2 pl -lae /-"E/ also -las : a bacterium of the genus
Legionella