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ArticleAnalytical and bioanalytical chemistry2023

Immunomagnetic separation coupled with flow cytometry for the analysis of Legionella pneumophila in aerosols.

Lena Heining, Laura Welp, Achim Hugo, Martin Elsner, Michael Seidel

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Article in Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lena HeiningInstitute of Water Chemistry, Chair of Analytical Chemistry and Water Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748, Garching, Germany.
Laura WelpInstitut für Energie- und Umwelttechnik e.V., Bliersheimer Straße 58-60, 47229, Duisburg, Germany.
Achim HugoInstitut für Energie- und Umwelttechnik e.V., Bliersheimer Straße 58-60, 47229, Duisburg, Germany.
Martin ElsnerInstitute of Water Chemistry, Chair of Analytical Chemistry and Water Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748, Garching, Germany.
Michael SeidelInstitute of Water Chemistry, Chair of Analytical Chemistry and Water Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748, Garching, Germany. michael.seidel@mytum.de.
Technical University of Munich · DEInstitut für Energie- und Umwelttechnik · DE

Funding

Allianz Industrie Forschung FKZ: 21747NAllianz Industrie Forschung IGF
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Legionella pneumophila are pathogenic bacteria that can be found in high concentrations in artificial water systems like evaporative cooling towers, which have been the source of frequent outbreaks in recent years. Since inhaled L. pneumophila can lead to Legionnaires' disease, the development of suitable sampling and rapid analysis strategies for these bacteria in aerosols is therefore of great relevance. In this work, different concentrations of viable L. pneumophila Sg 1 were nebulized and sampled by the cyclone sampler Coriolis® µ under defined conditions in a bioaerosol chamber. To quantify intact Legionella cells, the collected bioaerosols were subsequently analyzed by immunomagnetic separation coupled with flow cytometry (IMS-FCM) on the platform rqmicro.COUNT. For analytical comparison, measurements with qPCR and cultivation were performed. Limits of detection (LOD) of 2.9 × 10

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Legionella pneumophilaLegionnaires' DiseaseFlow CytometryHumansImmunomagnetic SeparationRespiratory Aerosols and DropletsWater MicrobiologyBioaerosolCultivationImmunomagnetic separation coupled with flow cytometryLegionella pneumophilaqPCR

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PMID37204446
PMCPMC10404198
OpenAlexW4377093116

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