TABLE 2.
Effect of 70% isopropyl alcohol treatment on other Legionella strains and species assessed by qPCR and v-PCR
| Assay | Strain or species (strain designation)a | 70% isopropyl alcohol-killed Legionella
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Log10 GU/ml | Signal reduction (log units) | SD | ||
| qPCR | ||||
| L. pneumophila strain Los Angeles-1 (ATCC 33156) | 7.34 | 0.02 | ||
| L. pneumophila strain Chicago-2 (ATCC 33215) | 7.39 | 0.13 | ||
| L. anisa (ATCC 35292) | 7.34 | 0.03 | ||
| L. dumoffii (NCTC 11380) | 7.56 | 0.07 | ||
| L. bozemanii (ATCC 33217) | 6.87 | 0.11 | ||
| v-PCR | ||||
| L. pneumophila strain Los Angeles-1 (ATCC 33156) | 4.32 | 3.02 | 0.05 | |
| L. pneumophila strain Chicago-2 (ATCC 33215) | 4.3 | 3.09 | 0.01 | |
| L. anisa (ATCC 35292) | 4.26 | 3.08 | 0.07 | |
| L. dumoffii (NCTC 11380) | 4.08 | 3.48 | 0.28 | |
| L. bozemanii (ATCC 33217) | 3.72 | 3.12 | 0.01 | |
a
ATCC, American Type Culture Collection; NCTC, National Collection of Type Cultures.