Method of detecting pathogenic Legionella strains

摘要

The invention relates to a method of detecting pathogenic Legionella pneumophila strains by hybridizing genomic DNA of a sample suspected to contain Legionella to two or five specific sequence markers, as identified by SEQ ID NO:1 through SEQ ID NO:5 or homologues thereof.. The invention further relates to a kit of parts comprising an array and reference materials for performing a method of the invention.