CHAIN OF CUSTODYLegionella Test Codes
CDC Culturable Methods
M210 Level 1 – Presumptive Legionella Detection – Presumptive enumeration or presence/absence
M211 Level 2– Identification, Enumeration, and individual serotyping of L. pneumophila, Serogroups 1-14
M212 Level 3 – Identification and Enumeration of L. pneumophila plus L. anisa, L. bozmanii, L. dumoffii L. gormanii, L. jordanis, L. longbeachae, L. micdadei, L. macheachernii, L. sainthelensis. Individual serotyping included.
M213 Level 4 – CDC Heat Enrichment Plus Level 3 Identification for Samples Suspected of Containing High Levels of Protozoans
M 214 Pure Culture Preparation and Storage
M 215 Pure Culture Preparation and Shipping
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Legionella Panels
M163 – Broad Screen Legionella Panel
Presence/absence of 34 species of Legionella including L. pneumophila. Species are combined and include: L. pneumophila : 16S rRNA gene and mip gene, L. anisa, L. oakridgensis, L. bozemanii, L. birminghamensis, L, brunensis,L. cherri, . L. cincinnatiensis, . L. dumoffii, L. erythra, L. fairfieldensis, L. feelei, L. gormanii, L. gratiana, L. hackeliae, L. israelensis, L. jamestownensis. L. jordanis, L. lansingensis, L. longbeachae, L. maceachernii, L. micdadei, L. moravica, L. parisiensis, L. quinlivanii, L. rubrilucens, L. santicrucis, L. sainthelensis, L. spiritensis, L. steigerwaltii, L. tucsonensis. L. wadsworthii, L. worsliensis
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Legionella Panels
The test codes below include M212 Level 3 culture, if positive*
M162 Presence/absence of L. pneumophila, L. micdadei, L. maceachernii, L. sainthelensis/cincinnatiensis.
M103 Presence/absence of L. pneumophila
M102 Presence/absence of L. micdadei
M104 Presence/absence of L. sainthelensis/cincinnatiensis
M101Presence/absence of L. maceachernii
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