Legionella pneumophila (LPS Philadelphia 1 strain) (AP)

May be stored at 4 degree C before opening. DO NOT FREEZE! Stable at 4 degree C as an undiluted liquid. Dilute only prior to immediate use. Stable for 12 months after receipt. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap. Further dilutions can be made in assay buffer. Freezing alkaline phosphatase conjugates will result in a substantial loss of activity.

Recognizes Legionella pneumophila. Does not cross-react with legionella pneumophila serogroups 2, 6, 7, 10 and 11, Legionella bozemanii, Legionella lonbeachae, Legionella micdadei, Corynebacterium diphtheria, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Pseudomonas cepacia, Pseudomonas aerugenose, Bordetella pertusis, Leptospira interrogens (Australia, Pomona, Icterogemorrhagia), Toxoplasma gondii, Hemophilus, influenza (type B), Hemophilus ducreyi, Brucella abortus, Bacillus anthracis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Listeria monocytogenes, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Neisseria meningitides, Pasteurella multocida, Proteus vulgaris, Shigella sonnei, Staphyloccus faecalis, Streptococcus puogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, Yersinia pestis EV76, Salmonella typhi, Escherichia coli K88 and Francisella tularensis 15.