Legionella rRNA

Indications

• evaluation of Legionellosis

Specimen

see Legionella DNA

Notes

• 15 serotypes of Legionella pneumophila
• amplification of macrophage infectivity potentiator gene (MIP) gene & the 5S rRNA gene has been used in identification of organisms

More general terms

• infectious agent nucleic acid

Additional terms

• Legionella