Giglio Steven, Monis Paul T, Saint Christopher P
Australian Water Quality Centre, PMB 3, Salisbury, South Australia 5108, Australia.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2005 Dec;71(12):8944-8. doi: 10.1128/AEM.71.12.8944-8948.2005.
The currently accepted culture techniques for the detection of Legionella spp. in water samples (AS/NZS 3896:1998 and ISO 11731 standard methods) are slow and laborious, requiring from 7 to 14 days for a result. We describe a fully validated rapid confirmation technique that uses real-time PCR incorporating the intercalating dye SYTO9 for the direct identification of primary cultures, significantly decreasing turnaround time and allowing faster remedial action to be taken by the industry.
目前用于检测水样中军团菌属的公认培养技术(澳大利亚和新西兰标准AS/NZS 3896:1998以及ISO 11731标准方法)耗时且费力,需要7至14天才能得出结果。我们描述了一种经过充分验证的快速确认技术,该技术使用结合了嵌入染料SYTO9的实时聚合酶链反应(PCR)直接鉴定原代培养物,显著缩短了周转时间,并使行业能够更快地采取补救措施。