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Edvotek™ Water Quality Testing I: Chromogenic Analysis of Water Bacteria Contaminants

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Description
Includes
instructions, BactoBeads™, ReadyPour™ Agar, fluorescent reagents, Petri dishes, inoculating loops, sterile swabs, microtubes
Requires
Longwave UV lamp, microscope, slides and coverslips
Safe drinking water is vitally important to health. Both pathogenic and harmless bacteria can be found in the guts of mammals and birds. Presence of coliforms in water is an indicator of fecal contamination.
- Testing for coliforms, including E. coli, using color and fluorescent reagents
- Extension activity includes Gram Stain test that can be performed on the collected samples
- Test duration: complete in 30 minutes and grow overnight
Specifications
Specifications
| Grade | 9 to Undergraduate |
| Includes | Instructions, BactoBeads™, coliform detection broth, indole detection reagent, nutrient broth, sterile water, tubes, sterile pipets, and inoculating loops |
| Requires | Long wave UV lamp |
| Time Range | Complete in 30 minutes and grow overnight |
| Content And Storage | Some components require refrigerator storage. |
| Class Size | 10 Lab Groups |
| Product Type | Water Test Kit |
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