Key points
- Testing possible environmental sources for Legionella is a critical activity during Legionnaires' disease outbreak investigations.
- This manual describes CDC's procedures to process environmental samples.
- Recommended procedures depend upon the expected degree of bacterial contamination in a particular water source.

Highlights
This manual includes information on the
- Collection and concentration of water samples
- Preparation of samples for bacteriologic examination
- Formulas for media
- Sources of reagents
- Air sampling techniques
Details
Publication Date:
January 3, 2005