
This microbiologist is analyzing sera by indirect antibody staining for antibody to Legionella spp..

Legionnaires' disease acquired its name in 1976 when an outbreak of pneumonia occurred among persons attending a convention of the American Legion in Philadelphia. Later, the bacterium causing the illness was named Legionella pneumophila.
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