title: [Colony blot method for detection of legionellas--results of a comparative study].
abstract: In the following short communication a new commercially available immunoassay for the quantitative detection of Legionellae after cultivation was compared with the conventional method recommended by ISO in a study shared by 6 laboratories. After a training phase of the laboratory personal a very good agreement of immunological and conventional method was observed by testing 310 water samples. The colony blot assay for quantitative identification of Legionella spec. is a rapid and specific method and can be recommended for quantification of Legionella spec. in water samples.
authors.affiliation: WFM Wasserforschung Mainz GmbH, Mainz.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Obst
mesh_terms: D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007875:Legionella / Q000254:growth & development*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014871:Water Microbiology