Easy
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- No media preparation.
- No autoclaving.
- No colony counting.
- No glassware cleaning.
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Rapid
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- Under one minute hands-on time.
- Results in 24 hours rather than 48 to 72 hours.
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Accurate |
- Sensitive to 1 enterococci/100 mL.
- Enumerates up to 2,419 enterococci per 100 mL without dilutions (with Quanti-Tray®/2000).
- Less subjective interpretation.
- 50% fewer false positives and 95% fewer false negatives than the standard membrane filtration (MF) method.
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Economical
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- 75% lower equipment cost than membrane filtration.
- Up to 12-month shelf life minimizes waste.
- 24-hour test saves incubator space.
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Applications |
- Fresh water and salt water beaches.
- Shellfish areas.
- Waste water.
- Drinking water.
- Raw water.
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