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New Legionella Study Findings Have Been Published by Scientists at College of Light Industry & Food Sciences

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, February 12th, 2012

2012 FEB 12 -- Fresh data on Legionella are presented in the report "LAMP-based method for a rapid identification of Legionella spp. and Legionella pneumophila." According to the authors of a study from Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, "Legionella pneumophila is accounted for more than 80% of Legionella infection. However it is difficult to discriminate between the L. pneumophila and non-L. pneumophila species rapidly."

"In order to detect the Legionella spp. and distinguish L. pneumophila from Legionella spp., a real-time loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) platform that targets a specific sequence of the 16S...

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