E. coli and coliform water monitoring kit

R2,500.00 Excl. VAT

Complete, 10 test kit for your local water for E. coli coliform bacteria. Simply add up to 5 mL of the water you wish to test to the Coliscan medium and pour into an Easygel petri dish and then incubate. Results in 36 to 48 hours. For rivers, streams, ponds and lakes add a 1 to 5 ml innoculum. For well and municipal water, 5ml. Best incubated at 35C for 24 hours, but can be developed over 48 hours at room temperature. Lead time 3-4 weeks.

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Description

Coliscan Water Monitoring Kit

Kit includes:

10 Coliscan Easygel
10 Easygel Petri Dishes
10 1 mL Droppers
10 Sterile collection bottles
Instructions and Color Interpretation Guide

General background

Escherichia coli is a gram-negative, facultative anaerobic, rod-shaped, coliform bacterium of the genus Escherichia that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms. E. coli is a clear indicator of fecal contamination of a water body.

Additional information

Weight 1 kg
Dimensions 30 × 20 × 30 cm

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Coliscan Water Monitoring Kit

With a patented combination of color-producing chemicals and nutrients, Coliscan allows for easy visual identification of coliforms and E. coli in water. When a water sample is added to the Coliscan medium, coliform bacteria grow as pink-magenta colonies, and E. coli grow as purple-blue colonies. Other bacteria usually grow as non-colored colonies. Ideal for sample sizes of 1 to 5 ml, this method uses Coliscan Easygel to test river water or other samples which have a sizable population of coliforms and/or E. coli. Just add the water sample (up to 5 ml) directly to the bottle of Coliscan Easygel, swirl, pour into a pre-treated Easygel petri dish, and incubate to obtain results. Kit includes 10 Coliscan Easygel bottles, 10 pre-treated Easygel petri dishes, 10 1 ml droppers, 10 sterile 30 ml collection bottles, and instructions. Performs 10 tests.

Coliscan Water Monitoring Kit Instructions