Legionnaire's Disease

Web based resources and guidance on the control of legionella bacteria

Legionnaires Disease: The control of legionella bacteria in water systems. Approved code of practice and guidance. L8, Health and Safety Executive, 2000. ISBN 0717617726. Available from HSEBooks or you can contact SMS Environmental here.

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Legionellosis: Why The Problem Continues. ASRAE Journal (Vol 48, January 2006)
HSE Report into the Barrow-in-Furness Legionella outbreak in 2002
Legionnaires' disease - essential information for providers of residential accommodation
Legionnaires Disease – A guide for Employers
Management of spa pools: Controlling the risk of infection
HSE Research Report RR140 Evaluation of HSC's ACOP L8
The determination of Legionella bacteria in waters and other environmental samples

 

Scientific Classification

Definition:
Scientific classification

Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gamma Proteobacteria
Order: Legionellales
Family: Legionellaceae
Genus: Legionella
Species:
Legionella adelaidensis
Legionella anisa
Legionella beliardensis
Legionella birminghamensis
Legionella bozemanii
Legionella brunensis
Legionella busanensis
Legionella cherrii
Legionella cincinnatiensis

Legionella donaldsonii
Legionella drancourtii
Legionella drozanskii
Legionella erythra
Legionella fairfieldensis
Legionella fallonii
Legionella feeleii
Legionella geestiana
Legionella gratiana
Legionella gresilensis
Legionella hackeliae
Legionella israelensis
Legionella jamestowniensis
Legionella jordanis
Legionella lansingensis
Legionella londiniensis
Legionella longbeachae
Legionella lytica
Legionella monrovica

Legionella moravica
Legionella nautarum
Legionella oakridgensis
Legionella parisiensis
Legionella pneumophila
Legionella quateirensis
Legionella quinlivanii
Legionella rowbothamii
Legionella rubrilucens
Legionella sainthelensi
Legionella santicrucis
Legionella shakespearei
Legionella spiritensis
Legionella steigerwaltii
Legionella taurinensis
Legionella tucsonensis
Legionella wadsworthii
Legionella waltersii
Legionella worsleiensis

 

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