All surface waters (lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, oceans, etc) are home to bacteria, it’s nature! But when could the bacterial cause illness? This field test measures the likelihood of a harmful bacterial load in recreation waters.
Use this test after heavy rains or overflow incidents, or in waters near livestock or heavily populated areas.
No incubation needed
Designed for low resource environments
Easy to use color coded chart for reading the results
The Aquagenx CBT EC+TC MPN Kit simultaneously detects and quantifies E. coli (EC) and Total Coliform (TC) bacteria in a 100 mL sample. It uses a proprietary powder growth medium with a glucose substrate called X-Gluc. When E. coli metabolize this substrate in Aquagenx’s growth medium, the color of the water turns blue, indicating the presence of E. coli. The growth medium also contains a fluorogenic galactoside substrate called MUGal. If total coliforms are present, they metabolize this fluorogenic substrate and the sample fluoresces blue under UV light (365 nm). Most Probable Number (MPN) test results are obtained by easy color match using the Aquagenx color-coded MPN Table.
For more information, visit the Aquagenx website.
These field tests are provided to WaterStrong through agreements with the manufacturer Aquagenx labs.
All surface waters (lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, oceans, etc) are home to bacteria, it’s nature! But when could the bacterial cause illness? This field test measures the likelihood of a harmful bacterial load in recreation waters.
Use this test after heavy rains or overflow incidents, or in waters near livestock or heavily populated areas.
No incubation needed
Designed for low resource environments
Easy to use color coded chart for reading the results
The Aquagenx CBT EC+TC MPN Kit simultaneously detects and quantifies E. coli (EC) and Total Coliform (TC) bacteria in a 100 mL sample. It uses a proprietary powder growth medium with a glucose substrate called X-Gluc. When E. coli metabolize this substrate in Aquagenx’s growth medium, the color of the water turns blue, indicating the presence of E. coli. The growth medium also contains a fluorogenic galactoside substrate called MUGal. If total coliforms are present, they metabolize this fluorogenic substrate and the sample fluoresces blue under UV light (365 nm). Most Probable Number (MPN) test results are obtained by easy color match using the Aquagenx color-coded MPN Table.
For more information, visit the Aquagenx website.
These field tests are provided to WaterStrong through agreements with the manufacturer Aquagenx labs.
