title: Two-step scheme for rapid identification and differentiation of Legionella pneumophila and non-Legionella pneumophila species.
abstract: A rapid two-step scheme based on PCR amplification and enzymatic digestion analysis of a 226-bp fragment of the 16S rRNA gene was developed to identify the Legionella genus by PCR amplification and to differentiate the Legionella pneumophila and non-Legionella pneumophila species by enzymatic digestion analysis. Among 42 ATCC strains (16 strains of L. pneumophila and 26 strains of non-L. pneumophila) and 200 Legionella isolates from environmental water samples, including pools, rivers, lakes, and cooling towers in Guangdong province, 99.59% of L. pneumophila and non-L. pneumophila strains were correctly identified and differentiated by this scheme. The procedure of this two-step identification and differentiation scheme is simple and takes only about 4 h. These results suggest that this two-step scheme provides a simple and convenient method for the rapid identification and differentiation of L. pneumophila and non-L. pneumophila species.
authors.affiliation: Guangzhou Kingmed Center for Clinical Laboratory, Guangzhou 510330, Guangdong, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Yong
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Zhan
authors.forename: Lian-Qing
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Chao-Hui
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Qing-Yi
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D001483:Base Sequence; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007875:Legionella / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D015183:Restriction Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S