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J Microbiol Methods
; 88(2): 319-21, 2012 Feb.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22212760
RESUMEN
A PMA (propidium monoazide) pretreatment protocol, in which PMA is applied directly to membrane filters, was developed for the PCR-based quantification (PMA-qPCR) of viable Legionella pneumophila. Using this method, the amplification of DNA from membrane-damaged L. pneumophila was strongly inhibited for samples containing a small number of dead bacteria.