Aerobic Colony Count Laboratory Water Analysis

Water can transmit a wide range of pathogenic microorganisms capable of causing gastrointestinal illness. Therefore, hygienic and microbiologically safe water quality is an important public health goal. In order to achieve the necessary quality, microbiological standards in aquatic environments have been established worldwide. Aerobic Colony Count (ACC) is an effective indicator of microbial levels in water and determines the incidence of various indicator organisms, including Enterococcus, E. coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, among others.

BOC Sciences constantly explores the problems and trends of microbial testing in water, and is committed to developing excellent services to meet the changing testing needs of water quality laboratories. Our Aerobic Colony Test helps customers analyze overall microbial quality and whether microbial control is being achieved.

Detection Technologies

Aerobic colony count is an important hygienic index to monitor whether the water quality is polluted and whether it is harmful to human health. After fully understanding the customer's needs, we will adopt the appropriate detection technology. The following summarizes our commonly used detection techniques.

Plate Count

Plate count is one of the most commonly used methods. The advantage of this method is that it can measure the number of viable bacteria in the sample. In order to prevent the measurement results from being affected by various factors, we have introduced automatic colony counting equipment, which can quickly and accurately complete the detection of the total number of colonies in a large number of stacked plates in a short period of time, improving work efficiency.

3M Test Strip Method

The 3M Test Strip Method is a convenient regenerable hydrated dry film for enumeration of bacteria and fungi. The principle is to attach specific culture medium and chromogenic substances to the paper, and determine the total number of colonies by the color reaction of microorganisms on the culture medium. The advantage of this method is that you can obtain the test results of the sample in a shorter time, and it is easy to carry, which is very suitable for on-site testing.

ATP Bioluminescent Method

ATP is ubiquitously present in all living cells including microorganisms, making the existence of ATP an excellent basis for detecting the presence or absence of microorganisms in a sample. Within a certain range, the concentration of ATP has a linear relationship with the luminous intensity. Therefore, we can detect the ATP content in the sample (solution) by the ATP fluorescence method rapid microbial detection instrument, and then infer the total number of colonies. This method can complete the determination of a sample within tens of seconds without enriching bacteria.

Fig. 1 Simple procedure for preparing the bacterial solution for adenosine triphosphate (ATP) measurement.^[1]

Why Choose Us?

• Results delivery time is greatly shortened
• Obtained the standard certification of many countries
• Sufficient instruments, consumables and accessories, start testing at any time
• Technical and standard experts provide you with professional service and support at all times

With breakthrough technology, BOC Sciences has become the preferred service provider for global water microbial testing. We provide convenient, fast, accurate and more efficient solutions for all water quality monitoring needs. Our customer service and technical teams are dedicated to providing quality services to customers around the world.