Resumen
PCR detection method of Legionella pneumophila bacteria in environmental and/or clinical samples The present invention relates to a method for detecting Legionella pneumophila bacteria in environmental and/or clinical samples, preferably in air, by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique without the need for prior culture. It is based on the detection of a specific region of the 16S rRNA gene of the bacterium, specifically in the section between the hypervariable regions V3 and V5, through the use of a pair of primers, of which the one that binds specifically to the V5 region has been designed for the first time in this invention. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)