Selective medium for isolating legionella from water and other materials (GVPC=glycine, vancomycin, polymixin, cycloheximide) You require an official handling permit for cultivating legionella: "Anyone wishing to bring, export, store, dispense or work with pathogens in Germany requires a permit from the competent authority in accordance with the Infection Protection Act (IfSG). You must apply for this. Pathogens are defined as reproducible transmissible viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites and the like that can cause infection or transmissible diseases in humans. Exemptions from the licensing requirement apply to doctors, veterinarians and dentists for certain microbiological tests and for certain procedures such as sterility tests. Anyone working under the supervision of persons who have a permit or are exempt from the permit requirement also does not require a permit."Meer tonenMinder tonen