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Legionellaceae are intracellular aerobic gram-negative bacilli that grow on buffered charcoal yeast extract (BCYE) agar. L. pneumophila causes 80-90% of cases of human Legionella disease and includes 16 serogroups; serogroups 1, 4, and 6 are most common.

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Section 7. Infectious Diseases