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Case study: Using qPCR to rapidly identify and mitigate Legionella risk in a large US college residence building

What’s inside: LuminUltra’s GeneCount® system was used to audit the residence building of a major US college campus that was suspected to harbour Legionella. Samples were collected from four... Read More

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Build a monitoring plan for Legionella with our implementation guide

What’s inside: Legionella bacteria are responsible for the most water-associated disease outbreaks in the U.S. and cases have been increasing steadily in North America over the last ~20 years. Despite... Read More

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Validation of LuminUltra’s GeneCount® qPCR methods for rapid detection of Legionella species and Legionella pneumophila

What’s inside: LuminUltra’s GeneCount® LT qPCR solutions for Legionella species and Legionella pneumophila enables rapid and flexible measurement of Legionella in potable water sources, cooling water and building (premise plumbing)... Read More

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CDC-ELITE Lab Validation for LuminUltra’s GeneCount®

What’s inside: LuminUltra’s GeneCount ® qPCR solution was found to be 100% accurate at identifying Legionella species and Legionella pneumophila from blind samples prepared for proficiency testing at CDC... Read More

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How Legionella-specific tests can be used in the monitoring tool kit

Legionella, the bacteria responsible for causing Legionnaire’s disease, is one of the most significant sources of waterborne disease outbreaks in the United States. It’s also largely preventable: investigations by... Read More

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Culture testing vs. qPCR to detect Legionella bacteria

For over 150 years, culture testing has been used to diagnose disease. Along the way it's become known as  the “gold-standard” for detecting various strains of bacteria, including Legionella.... Read More

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What is Legionella? Facts and figures about Legionella and Legionellosis

What is Legionella? Legionella is the genus of bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease, a potentially fatal form of pneumonia (lung infection), and the less severe, flu-like Pontiac fever, named... Read More

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Testing cruise ships for Legionella: Using qPCR to mitigate risk and protect passengers

This article was originally written for Water Quality Products by LuminUltra Technologies. The COVID-19 pandemic led to significant shutdowns and reductions in commercial and travel activities. As people began... Read More

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Legionella testing: Accurate results in under 2 hours with qPCR

What if you could test for Legionella on-site and know if it was present in less than two hours? Now you can. Sign up for our free webinar to... Read More

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Technical white paper: Legionella monitoring techniques

What’s inside: Legionella is a genus of bacteria that are found widely in aquatic environments, particularly in constructed water systems with warm temperatures. These bacteria are known for causing... Read More

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The ‘quiet pandemic’ — how Legionella bacteria can thrive in stagnant water systems

Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is likely that many people have forgotten about Legionella, which has been described as a “quiet pandemic” by legislators in the... Read More

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Founded in 1995, LuminUltra is a biological diagnostic testing company headquartered in Canada with operations in six countries. Widely recognized as a global leader in developing tests and reagents for environmental, industrial, and diagnostic monitoring, we were also a key supplier of COVID-19 clinical testing reagents to the Government of Canada.

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