Enhanced Culturing of Legionella pneumophila Using Nanotrap Microbiome Particles

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This study evaluated the application of Nanotrap® Microbiome Particles to improve the recovery and culturing of Legionella pneumophila from tap water samples. Traditional filtration-based methods often struggle with low bacterial concentrations or require large sample volumes, limiting their utility in environmental monitoring. By spiking 35 mL tap water samples with varying concentrations of L. pneumophila, this study demonstrated that Nanotrap Microbiome

Particles enabled the detection of viable bacteria at 0.1 cells/mL. In comparison, a CDC filtration method using 35 mL tap water and a 0.22 μm polycarbonate filter achieved growth only at concentrations ≥1 cell/mL.

Colony Growth on BCYE Agar Plates Depicting the Results of Legionella pneumophila Detection

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