Legionella pneumophila detection kits

Legionella pneumophila is an aerobic, small, Gram-negative bacilli. Legionnaires’ disease caused by L. pneumophila typically presents with pneumonia, which usually requires hospitalization and can be fatal in 10%–15% of cases. Pontiac fever is milder than Legionnaires’ disease and presents as an influenzalike illness, with, headache, fever, and myalgias, but no signs of pneumonia.