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. 1986 Aug;52(2):396–399. doi: 10.1128/aem.52.2.396-399.1986

Susceptibility of members of the family Legionellaceae to thermal stress: implications for heat eradication methods in water distribution systems.

J E Stout, M G Best, V L Yu
PMCID: PMC203540  PMID: 3752999

Abstract

To ascertain the feasibility of heat inactivation as an eradication method applicable to all members of the family Legionellaceae, we tested the heat resistance of 75 isolates which represented 19 members of this family of organisms. The ranges of thermal death times at 60, 70, and 80 degrees C were 1.3 to 10.6, 0.7 to 2.6, and 0.3 to 0.7 min, respectively. These data suggest that the method of heat eradication will be effective against all members of the family Legionellaceae.

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