Rapid detection of Escherichia coli and other coliform bacteria

With drinking water level control, conventional procedures need up to 48 hours in order to get a result. This prevents rapid detection of contaminations or quick re-opening of closed pipe systems. With vermicon’s VIT gene probe technology analysis time can be reduced drastically: Gene probes penetrate into the bacteria and light them highly specifically. This allows for an exact identification and quantification of the microorganisms present. For efficient drinking water monitoring the detection system ScanVIT-E.coli/Coliforms was developed, which provides reliable results within only 12 hours. Absolute quantification is reached by scanning every single bacterium for possible classification as one of the targeted indicator bacteria.

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