New Legionella Study Findings Recently Were Published by Researchers at National Taiwan University

2012 MAR 20 -- A new study, "Quantification of Legionella pneumophila by real-time quantitative PCR from samples with humic acid and ferric ion," is now available. "This study determined and overcame the influences of humic acid (HA) and/or ferric ion (Fe) on quantification of Legionella pneumophila by real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR). Four commonly used DNA isolation methods, QiAamp DNA Mini Kit (Q), Q with Sepharose 4B gel column (Q/G), freeze-thaw/phenol-chloroform lysis (FT-PC), and FT-PC/G, were adopted to isolate L. pneumophila DNA from samples containing Fe alone (0-30 mg l(-1)) or Fe/HA (0/0-3/100 mg l(-1))," scientists in Taipei, Taiwan report.

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