Quantify bacterial pathogens, for example Legionella, within just one hour with the automated and highly specific rqmicro lab-on-a-chip technology.
The rqmicro kit in combination with the rqmicro CellStream device guarantees optimal preparation of complex samples from the water and food sector based on immunomagnetic separation and microfluidics with a sensitivity 5-10 times higher compared to the standard method.
In addition to a recovery rate of more than 80 % and a sample purity of more than 95 %, the rqmicro testing method also, for the first time, offers the opportunity to quantify viable but non-culturable Legionella.
The procedure protects the cell structure and allows for subsequent analysis with a flow cytometer, for plating and cultivation of bacterial cells, or for DNA and RNA extraction.
The Legionella pneumophila SG1 kit is now available. Currently under development are kits for the detection of:
⦁Legionella pneumophila SG1-15
⦁Legionella spp.
⦁Pseudomonas
⦁Giarda spp.
⦁Cryptosporidum spp.
