Extraction and detection of Legionella DNA from cooling tower water samples using InnuPure C16 touch and qTOWER3

4 Jan 2023

In this application note, Analytik Jena presents a method for efficient automated extraction of bacterial DNA from cooling tower water samples using the InnuPure C16 touch and subsequent qPCR analysis by innuDETECT Assays on qTOWER3.

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