Reaction medium for detecting and/or identifying bacteria of the Legionella genus
AssigneeBiomerieux
InventorsMarie Cellier, Sylvain Orenga, Denis Robichon, Veronique Sauvonnet
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Abstract
A reaction medium for the culture and/or detection and/or identification of bacteria of the Legionella genus includes at least one siliceous compound, where the siliceous compound is a nonpolar silica. A method for detecting and/or identifying bacteria of the Legionella genus, includes bringing a sample that may contain bacteria of the Legionella genus into contact with a reaction medium comprising at least one siliceous compound, incubating, and detecting the presence of bacteria of the Legionella genus.
Claims23
A culture medium for detecting and/or identifying at least one species of the Legionella genus, comprising:
- elements necessary for the growth of the Legionella species;
- and
- at least one nonpolar silica having silica particles onto which has been grafted a nonpolar chemical function, the nonpolar silica being at a concentration between 0.01 and 100 g/l.
A method for detecting and/or identifying at least one species of the Legionella genus, comprising:
- a. bringing a sample into contact with a culture medium;
- b. incubating the sample and the culture medium;
- and
- c. detecting the presence of the Legionella species when present in the sample,
- wherein the culture medium comprises:
- elements necessary for the growth of the Legionella species;
- and
- at least one nonpolar silica having silica particles onto which has been grafted a nonpolar chemical function, the nonpolar silica being at a concentration between 0.01 and 100 g/l.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.