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Legionella  is an opportunistic waterborne pathogen of increasing public health significance. Pasteurization, otherwise known as super-heat and flush (increasing water temperature to above 70°C and flushing all outlets), has been identified as an important mechanism for the disinfection of  Legionella  in manufactured water systems. However, several studies have reported that this procedure was ineffective at remediating water distribution systems as  Legionella  was able to maintain long term persistent contamination. Up to 25% of  L. pneumophila  cells survived heat treatment of 70°C, but all of these were in a viable but non-culturable state. This demonstrates the limitations of the culture method of  Legionella  detection currently used to evaluate disinfection protocols. In addition, it has been demonstrated that pasteurization and nutrient starvation can select for thermal tolerant strains, where  L. pneumophila  was consistently identified as having greater thermal tolerance compared to other  Legionella  species. This review demonstrates that further research is needed to investigate the effectiveness of pasteurization as a disinfection method. In particular, it focuses on the potential for pasteurization to select for thermal tolerant  L. pneumophila  strains which, as the primary causative agent of Legionnaires disease, have greater public health significance compared to other  Legionella  species.

Legionella Persistence in Manufactured Water Systems: Pasteurization Potentially Selecting for Thermal Tolerance