Laboratory Analysis: Detection of Legionella – Confirmation of Colonies
Suspected colonies are tested for Legionella spp. and Legionella pneumophila using specific gene probes.
You will receive the results on the 1st working day after receipt of the sample.
Qualitative or quantitative detection?
Qualitative detection
How is the analysis carried out?
Using the reliable VIT® gene probe technology.
What are the requirements for the sample to be sent in?
Confirmation of colonies on agar plates: Please clearly mark the colony to be confirmed on the agar plates and indicate in the sample accompanying bill how many colonies are to be identified.
Would you like to confirm suspicious colonies in your laboratory on site? No problem with our test kit:
Your Advantages
VIT® technology enables the targeted detection of individual microorganisms at population, genus or species level. The use of highly specific, rRNA-based gene probes ensures clear identification of the target organism directly in the sample.
The VIT® gene probes hybridize only with intact, metabolically active cells, as only these have sufficient amounts of ribosomal RNA. This means that only living Legionella spp. and Legionella pneumophila are detected, while dead or inactive cells are excluded.
Complete detection is completed in just 3-5 hours - a decisive advantage over cultivation-based methods, which take several days due to enrichment, incubation and evaluation. The VIT® technology therefore enables significantly faster decisions in quality assurance, process control and release.
The VIT® technology is based on over 25 years of experience in the development of specific, fluorescence-labeled gene probes for microbiological analysis. It is characterized by high specificity, reproducibility and resistance to interfering matrices.
A particular advantage: as the method is based directly on rRNA and does not require enzymatic amplification steps, it is insensitive to inhibitors. False-positive results, which can occur with PCR-based test kits - especially in complex matrices - are therefore ruled out.
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