Applied and Environmental Microbiology, aug 1986;52(2):p.396-9
Autores:

Stout, Janet E.; Best, M.E.; Yu, V.L.
Special Pathogens and Infectious Disease Sections, Veterans Administration Medical Center and University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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°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.
Stout, Janet E.; Best, M.E.; Yu, V.L.