METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DETECTION OF LEGIONELLA

摘要

Methods for detecting Legionella (such as Legionella spp., Legionella pneumophila, Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1, Legionella bozemanii, Legionella dumoffii, Legionella feeleii, Legionella longbeachae, and/or Legionella micdadei) are disclosed. A sample suspected of containing one or more Legionella nucleic acids is screened for the presence or absence of that nucleic acid. Determining whether Legionella nucleic acid is present in the sample can be accomplished by detecting hybridization between a Legionella probe and a nucleic acid in a sample. Also disclosed are probes and primers for the detection of Legionella, and kits that contain the disclosed probes and/or primers.