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The bacterium Legionella pneumophila is responsible for most cases of Legionnaires' disease. Outdoors, legionella bacteria survive in soil and water, but rarely cause infections.
Atypical pneumonia refers to pneumonia caused by certain bacteria, including Legionella pneumophila, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and Chlamydophila pneumoniae. It is called âatypicalâ because the symptoms differ from those of pneumonia due to other common bacteria. Pneumonia is an infection of the lung.ack to Top Symptoms. Pneumonia due to mycoplasma and chlamydophila bacteria is usually mild. 1  Pneumonia due to Legionella pneumophila gets worse during the first 4 - 6 days, and then improves over 4 - 5 days.