Monitoring Viable Bacteria in the Environment with PMA and PMAxx™
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Viability PCR (v-PCR) with PMA and PMAxx™ has been validated in hundreds of peer-reviewed publications and numerous microbial strains for sensitive, accurate, and rapid detection of viable microbes. In this digest we have provided summaries and takeaways for three publications on the use of v-PCR with PMA and PMAxx™ for monitoring bacterial viability in the environment.
How PMA was used
v-PCR with PMA was compared with culture-based methods and microscopy-based LIVE/DEAD BacLight™ viability staining as a method for assessing the presence of viable A. suum ova parasitic nematode in raw wastewater.
