Legipid is a ‘unique’ Legionella test developed by Biotica, and exclusively distributed by Veras Europe, that has been fully validated by the international standards agency, AOAC, against ISO 11731, and which is said to be suitable for both high volume laboratory use, and ‘for single tests in the field’.
Able to detect the presence of all Legionella pneumophila /sero groups and 92% of Legionella spp, with a limit of detection above 40 cfu / L, the test offers 98% sensitivity, 93% specificity, ‘no false positives from presence of dead cells’, and ‘no false negatives in the presence of growth inhibitors’.
Veras Europe said: “Rapid screening enables risk management in ‘real time’ – for proactive control of any water system, while water systems are back to service immediately after remediation, reducing costs and business disruption. The Biotica technology requires no investment in expensive equipment, although optional low cost equipment is available for processing batches of tests or quantification. Users of the test can avoid unreliable or misleading presumptive plate counts, and benefit from same-day results.”
