REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION DETECTION OF LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA AND DIFFERENTIATION FORM OTHER LEGIONELLA SPECIES

摘要

Materials and processes are provided for the detection of Legionella species in a sample. The inventive process includes exposing a sample to a forward primer and a reverse primer to yield an amplicon. The amplicon is detectable by at least one probe. The inventive process detects multiple species of Legionella bacteria or is specific for Legionella pneumophila. A kit is provided with inventive primers and probes for the detection of a Legionella species in a sample.