First Author Catharina Kober with a LegioTyper-chip (IMAGE)

Technical University of Munich (TUM)

First Author Catharina Kober with a LegioTyper-chip

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In an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease, finding the exact source as quickly as possible is essential to preventing further infections. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich have now developed a rapid test that detects Legionella pneumophila in about 35 minutes. The picture shows first author Catharina Kober with a LegioTyper-chip at the MCR microarray analysis platform.

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Jonas Bemetz / TUM

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