Enumeration of Legionella CFU by Colony Hybridization Using Specific DNA Probes

AUTOR(ES)

Satoh, Wakako

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

Oligonucleotide probes and colony hybridization (CH) were applied to enumerate organisms of the genus Legionella in cooling tower water. The CH counts indicated almost the same results as CFU counts in cultivated samples derived from the water. It was concluded that it is possible to substitute the CH procedure for the conventional one.

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