E*Colite

The Charm E*Colite test is used to screen water, foods, and juices for coliform and Escherichia coli.  This vial test format provides a positive or negative result in 24 hours for coliform and 24 to 28 hours for E. coli detection.  It uses the same media of the EPA approved bag format test without risk of spillage or odors from grown cultures.

The E*Colite media enables the detection of a single coliform and/or E. coli bacteria in a 100 mL sample. Food samples such as milk and juice are diluted in water for testing. The E*Colite media is formulated to resuscitate and detect chlorine-stressed coliforms that may be found in drinking, bottled, and food/beverage waters.

Read results visually by examining the color. A negative sample is yellow. Coliform presence is indicated by a blue color, which is easy to see, especially in turbid, or rust and heterotrophic bacteria-contaminated waters. Blue with fluorescence at 366 nm indicates the presence of E. coli.

Beneficios

• Detección de coliformes y E. coli en 28 a 48 horas para la prueba en bolsa; 24 a 28 horas para la prueba en vial
• La prueba de bolsa autónoma está aprobada por la EPA para el control del cumplimiento de la norma sobre coliformes totales.
• Detecta un solo coliforme y/o E. coli en 100 ml de agua
• Detecta coliformes/E. coli estresados por desinfectantes
• Proporciona resultados visuales fáciles de leer

Información reglamentaria

Analytical Methods Approved for Compliance Monitoring under the Total Coliform Rule- Sources of Approved Analytical Methods for National Drinking Water Regulations, junio de 2008.

Validaciones/Aprobaciones

• Método analítico aprobado por la EPA para la reglamentación nacional del agua potable
• Aprobación de la EPA para el control del cumplimiento de la normativa sobre aguas subterráneas