MICA Legionella
MICA Legionella enumerates Legionella pneumophila in water (Domestic Water, Cooling Tower Water, Sanitary Water…) in CFU/liter and after only 48 hours of incubation.
MICA Legionella requires only 1 plate and 4′ of labor time per sample compared to several plates and 25′ on average for the standard ISO 11731:2017 method.
Présentation
Easy
- Result after only 48 hours of incubation
- Automatic enumeration
- User-friendly Interface
- No confirmation required
Cost saving
- Reduction in labor costs : 4′ technician time only per sample against 25′ on average with standard method
- 1 GVPC Plate only per analysis
- No skills required
- Up to 500 tests per 8 hours
Reliable
- Cultural method (CFU/liter)
- Same procedure as ISO 11731:2017
- Detects all serogroups of L. pneumophila
- LOD 1 CFU/L for sanitary water
- LOD 100 CFU/L for cooling tower water
- AOAC Certified
- Evaluated by the European Union (Water Test Network)
Protocol
Step 1
Filtration
Step 2
Culture medium drop on agar
Step 3
Membrane on agar
Step 4
Culture incubation
Step 5
Tagging medium drop
Step 6
Tagging incubation
Step 7
Membrane washing
Step 8
Membrane on cassette
Step 9
Reading of the result
Testimonials
Being able to enumerate this pathogenic bacterium in only two days is a major step forward in the fight against such microbiological risk.
A method very reliable, suitable and comfortable to use for all, and most important a rapid proven test for the enumeration of Legionella pneumophila.
The program is intuitive and really well explained with explanatory videos at key moments of the analysis
Applications
Cooling tower
Contract laboratories
Wastewater
Recreational
Drinking water
Sanitary water
Read more about Legionella
Before the School Year: Remember to Detect Legionella in Boarding School and Gym Showers
Before the School Year: Remember to Detect Legionella in Boarding School and Gym ShowersIn recent months, numerous episodes of Legionella contamination have been reported by the media. Recently, a new building at 1325 Jerome Ave., which houses a Bronx charter school...
Optimizing Domestic Hot Water energy consumption
Optimizing Domestic Hot Water energy consumptionThe risk of reducing the temperature of domestic water heatersIn an age when environmental concerns take center stage, the relentless quest for energy savings is leading more and more households to explore innovative...
What is Total Viable Count ?
What is Total Viable Count ? Total Viable Count Testing is a vast notion that is used in many industries at many levels and that is at the core of industrial quality control.Total Viable Count testing is a process of quality control which permits to measure the total...
Ready to enhance your quality control management ?
Trust Diamidex for rapid, precise microbial detection & enumeration solutions tailored to your business needs. Don't compromise on safety or efficiency.
