MEL/MPN Total Coliform & E. coli Laboratory
Portable microbiology laboratory for the Most Probable Number method, including turbid and non-potable samples.
- MPN
- method
- 50
- tests included
- Portable
- incubator
Parameter
E. coli & Coliform Testing: Rapid and Automated
E. coli confirms faecal contamination and is an acute health parameter in drinking water. Coliforms indicate treatment and network hygiene.
LimitSANS 241: E. coli not detected per 100 mL (acute health); total coliforms ≤ 10 per 100 mL (operational).
Measurement options
Laboratory, portable and online E. coli & Total Coliforms measurement
Laboratory
Membrane filtration with selective media and incubation, or enzyme-substrate methods.
- MEL/MPN Total Coliform & E. coli Laboratory HACH
- Colifast CALM At-line Microbiology Analyser Colifast
- Easy Plate Prepared Media Kikkoman
- Easy Plate Colony Counting System Kikkoman
- Compact Dry Culture Plates Compact Dry
- N-Light Rapid Pathogen Tests Nemis Technologies
- LuminUltra GeneCount qPCR LuminUltra
- Labcon Incubators Labcon
- Rocker Oil-free Vacuum Pumps Rocker Scientific
- Rocker SolarVac Rotary Manifold Rocker Scientific
Portable & field
Field incubators and ready-to-use media for remote sites.
Online & process
Automated analysers that sample, incubate and detect E. coli or coliforms on site and raise an alarm.
Products
Products for E. coli & Total Coliforms
Colifast ALARM Online E. coli & Coliform Monitor
Automated online early-warning system for E. coli and coliforms: results in 6–15 hours, 21 days unattended.
- 6–15 h
- to result
- 1 CFU
- /100 mL
- 21 days
- unattended
Colifast CALM At-line Microbiology Analyser
Automated at-line analyser for E. coli and coliform testing of multiple samples.
- Multi
- sample
- Auto
- incubation
- At-line
- analyser
Easy Plate Prepared Media
Convenient prepared media plates for faster, easier microbiological testing: saves time, labour and cost.
- 6
- plate types
- 24–48 h
- incubation
- AOAC
- PTM certified
Easy Plate Colony Counting System
Automatically counts colonies on imaged Easy Plates: faster than manual counting and less operator variability.
- Auto
- counting
- Less
- variability
- Free
- software
Compact Dry Culture Plates
Ready-to-use dry culture plates: add 1 mL of sample; no media preparation, no autoclave, stackable incubation.
- 1 mL
- sample
- Ready
- to use
- Stack
- incubation
N-Light Rapid Pathogen Tests
On-site chemiluminescent tests for Listeria, Salmonella risk, E. coli and ATP.
- Live
- bacteria only
- 24 h
- Listeria result
- On-site
- no lab
LuminUltra GeneCount qPCR
Rapid, portable qPCR to identify specific microbes of concern on site, with results in under 2 hours.
- < 2 h
- to result
- qPCR
- specific targets
- Portable
- or lab
Labcon Incubators
South African-made forced-circulation and low-temperature incubators, from 40 L benchtop to 700 L walk-in.
- ± 0.2 °C
- control
- 40–700
- L sizes
- SA
- made
Rocker Oil-free Vacuum Pumps
Oil-free vacuum pumps for filtration and general laboratory use.
- Oil
- free
- 23
- L/min (Rocker 300)
- Low
- maintenance
Rocker SolarVac Rotary Manifold
Filter more, save more: rotary manifold for up to 12 samples at once.
- 12
- samples at once
- Rotary
- design
- Any
- funnel
Common questions
How quickly can E. coli be detected?
Classical culture takes 18 to 24 hours or more. Automated rapid analysers can indicate contamination in a shorter time, depending on the bacterial load.
Need to measure E. coli & Total Coliforms?
Tell us your sample type, range and whether you need lab, portable or online measurement. We will recommend the right option.