Guidance

Legionella scheme: sample instruction sheets and video

This external quality assessment (EQA) scheme is for laboratories that examine waters for Legionella spp.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 19 April 2014
• Last updated: 5 May 2017
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  1. 5 May 2017

     Updated legionella isolation scheme: sample instruction sheet for molecular method.

  2. 26 January 2016

     Added molecular method details and Legionella isolation scheme: sample instruction sheet for molecular method (English).

  3. 12 December 2014

     Sample instruction video added.

  4. 23 October 2014

     The Legionella isolation scheme: sample instruction sheet (English) has been updated.

  5. 19 April 2014

     First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 15 May 2025

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Documents

Legionella isolation scheme: sample instruction sheet (English)

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Legionella isolation scheme: sample instruction sheet (French)

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Details

Legionella scheme sample instruction video

The legionella isolation scheme includes samples containing a range of different serogroups of Legionella pneumophila and Legionella spp. other than L.pneumophila.

This scheme focuses on raising awareness:

• in limitation of molecular methods available on the market
• of updates in ISO methods

For further information please contact us at:

Food and environmental proficiency testing unit (FEPTU)

UK Health Security Agency
61 Colindale Avenue
London
NW9 5EQ

Email foodeqa@phe.gov.uk

Telephone 020 8327 7119