Patent ID: 7935521
Filing Date: 2011-05-03
Classification: C12Q,G01N,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A method of rapidly quantifying viable Legionella bacteria and total heterotrophic aerobic bacteria in a sample, the method comprising: (a) providing a dip-slide comprising an absorbent medium, wherein the absorbent medium comprises nutrients for culturing (b) contacting the dip-slide with the sample for a predetermined amount of time, wherein the dip-slide is calibrated to absorb a predetermined amount of the sample; (c) incubating the dip-slide at a temperature in the range of 30° C. to about 45° C. for a period of 6-93 hours, less than required for the standard method, which takes at least 10 days; (d) detecting growth of (e) quantifying the amount of viable