From: Comparing methods of determining Legionella spp. in complex water matrices
Culture number | qPCR number | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matrix | Microbiota | No microbiota | Inhibition | No inhibition | |
Cooling towers | |||||
Detected | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Undetected | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | |
Hot/cold sanitary | |||||
Detected | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | |
Undetected | 13 | 32 | 7* | 26 | |
Total | 24 | 41 | 8 | 57 |