Identification of Legionella spp. in Environmental Water Samples by ScanVIT-Legionella™ Method in Spain.

ABSTRACT: Rapid and more sensitive methods for the detection and quantification of viable Legionella cells have been developed. In this paper, a comparative analysis of environmental water samples using the ScanVIT-Legionella™ method and the traditional "gold standard" method of culturing is realised indicating the usefulness of the ScanVIT method. The ScanVIT-Legionella™ method was performed on environmental water samples from different locations of Huesca region (Spain). Legionella micro-colonies should appear green colour and Legionella pneumophila micro-colonies appear red. Twenty-one environmental water samples analysed by standard culture plus five control samples (Two sterile water samples with Legionella as positive controls and three sterile water samples as negative controls). All of them

SUBMITTER: Gruas C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3626958 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature