Comparison of two culture methods for the enumeration of Legionella pneumophila from potable water samples
Legionella infections have steadily increased in the United States over the last 20 years, and
most of these infections have been attributed to contaminated water. The gold standard for …
most of these infections have been attributed to contaminated water. The gold standard for …
Improved biosensing of Legionella by integrating filtration and immunomagnetic separation of the bacteria retained in filters
M Mesas Gómez, B Molina-Moya, B de Araujo Souza… - Microchimica Acta, 2024 - Springer
A novel approach is presented that combines filtration and the direct immunomagnetic
separation of the retained bacteria Legionella in filters, for further electrochemical …
separation of the retained bacteria Legionella in filters, for further electrochemical …
Legionella anisa or Legionella bozemanii? Traditional and molecular techniques as support in the environmental surveillance of a hospital water network
O De Giglio, M D'Ambrosio, V Spagnuolo… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Understanding the actual distribution of different Legionella species in water networks would
help prevent outbreaks. Culture investigations followed by serological agglutination tests …
help prevent outbreaks. Culture investigations followed by serological agglutination tests …
Comparison of Legionella pneumophila and Pseudomonas fluorescens Quantification Methods for Assessing UV LED Disinfection
J Lara de Larrea, SA MacIsaac, KD Rauch… - ACS Es&t …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This study assesses the efficacy of ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV LEDs) for
deactivating Legionella pneumophila (pure culture) and Pseudomonas fluorescens (pure …
deactivating Legionella pneumophila (pure culture) and Pseudomonas fluorescens (pure …
Detection of diverse sequence types of Legionella pneumophila by legiolert enzymatic-based assay and the development of a long-term storage protocol
S Matthews, H Trigui, M Grimard-Conea… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Legiolert is a rapid culture-based enzymatic method for the detection and quantification of
Legionella pneumophila in potable and nonpotable water samples. We aimed to assess the …
Legionella pneumophila in potable and nonpotable water samples. We aimed to assess the …
Legionella pneumophila recovery using Legiolert and a traditional culture method
RM McCuin, TA Bartrand, JL Clancy - AWWA Water Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Methods for recovery and identification of Legionella spp. in water have not been improved
significantly since the traditional culture method using buffered charcoal yeast extract …
significantly since the traditional culture method using buffered charcoal yeast extract …