GEL EC CFU Kit

Detects E. coli

Colony Forming Units kits

No membrane filtration equipment required

Ambient temperature test results in 20-48 hours

CFU Field Test Kits for E. coli

  • No electricity, lab, highly trained analysts, cold chain or expensive, complicated equipment required
  • Three year shelf life of growth medium
  • Use in low resource, rural, remote, disaster areas
  • Ambient temperature incubation at 25° Celsius and above
  • P/A or MPN ambient temperature test results in 20-48 hours
  • Works at variable temperatures, constant temperature control not required
  • Color change test results easy to interpret 
  • Compact and lightweight, small number of consumables
  • Meets World Health Organization Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality
  • MPN Kits test surface waters with dilutions 
Components included in Aquagenx GEL EC CFU Kit 50-Pack

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Sample test results for Aquagenx GEL EC CFU Kit showing blue colonies for E. coli and zero colonies for E. coli

      GEL Bag with E. coli colonies                  GEL Bag with zero E. coli colonies

GEL EC CFU Kit 25-Pack

Product Number: GEL-EC-CFU-25
25 samples

Kit contains:
25 Aquagenx GEL E. coli growth medium packs
25 GEL powder packs
25 100 mL Stand-Up Whirl-Pak® Thio-Bags
25 reclosable plastic GEL bags

GEL EC CFU Kit 50-Pack

Product Number: GEL-EC-CFU-50
50 samples

Kit contains:
50 Aquagenx GEL E. coli growth medium packs
50 GEL powder packs
50 100 mL Stand-Up Whirl-Pak® Thio-Bags
50 reclosable plastic GEL bags

GEL EC CFU Kit 100-Pack

Product Number: GEL-EC-CFU-100
100 samples

Kit contains:
100 Aquagenx GEL E. coli growth medium
100 GEL powder packs
100 100 mL Stand-Up Whirl-Pak® Thio-Bags
100 reclosable plastic GEL bags

GEL EC Kit Components

Single packet of Aquagenx GEL EC CFU Kit powder growth medium for E. coli

Growth Medium

Single Stand-Up Thio-Bag to collect 100 mL water sample

Whirl-Pak Thio-Bag

Single packet of GEL Powder included in medium in Aquagenx GEL AMR EC Kits

GEL Powder

Single GEL Bag included in Aquagenx GEL EC CFU Kits

GEL Bag