Organism/ Test Turn around time 
Legionella Culture 
7–10 days
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
Acinetobacter spp
2–7 days
Burkholderia cepacia
3–7 days
Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC)
2–7 days
Coliforms: E. coli & Total presence-absence
1–3 days
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM)
6–8 weeks
BARTS
(Iron Related Bacteria, Sulfate Reducing Bacteria, Slime Forming Bacteria, Acid Producing Bacteria)
(Nitrifying Bacteria, Denitrifying Bacteria)
10–12 days
BARTS  (Nitrifying Bacteria, Denitrifying Bacteria)
5–7 days
Water Chemistry (Copper/Silver Analysis, Lead, Analytical Chemistry Panel)
7–10 days
Legionella Serotyping of submitted isolates (DFA)
2–3 days
Legionella pneumophila qPCR
2–4 days
Isolate Identification
5–7 days
Molecular Typing
3–4 weeks