Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
8549905 International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health 2017 7 Pages PDF
Abstract
The v-qPCR method can be used as a quick tool to evaluate Legionellosis risk, especially in cooling towers-evaporative condensers, where this technique can detect higher levels than culture. The combined interpretation of PCR results along with the ratio of live cells is proposed as a tool for understanding the sample context and estimating the Legionellosis risk potential according to 4 levels of hierarchy.
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