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We are developers of the quickest, most accurate and easy-to-use method for the analysis of faecal and viral contamination in water.
In a world where more than 2.5 billion people do not have access to safe drinking water, and a trend to reuse more water worldwide, Bluephage’s mission is to increase and improve the microbiological monitoring of water through viral indicators by providing easy-to-use, fast, simple, reliable and cost-effective kits to test for coliphages, thus ensuring safe water for a better world.
We are developers of the quickest, most accurate and easy-to-use method for the analysis of faecal and viral contamination in water.
In a world where more than 2.5 billion people do not have access to safe drinking water, and a trend to reuse more water worldwide, Bluephage’s mission is to increase and improve the microbiological monitoring of water through viral indicators by providing easy-to-use, fast, simple, reliable and cost-effective kits to test for coliphages, thus ensuring safe water for a better world.
Bluephage ISO Easy Kits are all-in-one, ready-to-use kits.
all-in-one, ready-to-use kits.
Containing all the materials & consumables required, the results will be obtained after an overnight incubation, following 12 simple steps.
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BP1601
Bluephage Easy Kit for Enumeration of Somatic Coliphages
According to ISO 10705-2 – Double Agar Layer (DAL) method
Bacteriophage: Somatic Coliphages
Method: ISO 10705-2
Description
• For samples containing large numbers of bacteria.
• All types of water
• MSA and MSB ready to use
• Host strain (E.coli WG5) and positive control included (ɸX174)
BP1604
Bluephage Easy Kit for Enumeration of Somatic Coliphages
Based on the ISO 10705-2 – Single Agar Layer (SAL) method
Bacteriophage: Somatic Coliphages
Method: ISO 10705-2 & US-EPA 1602, 1642 and 1643
Description
• Samples with expected low counts of bacteriophages (e.g. drinking water, reclaimed water…)
• MSA and MSB ready to use
• Host strain (WG5) and positive control included (ɸX174)
The ISO Easy Kit comparison
Differences between the standard ISO method and the Bluephage Easy Kits
| PARAMETER | ISO | Bluephage EASY KIT |
| SENSITIVITY | 1 PFU/1ML | 1 PFU/1ML 1 PFU/100ML |
| EASE TO USE | ∗ | ∗∗ |
| APPLICABILITY | WATER, FOOD, BIOSOLIDS | WATER, FOOD, BIOSOLIDS |
| AVAILABILITY OF STRAINS | NOT INCLUDED | NOT INCLUDED |
| PREPARATION OF MATERIAL (h) (PREVIOUS STEPS) | 40-60 | 0 |
| PREPARATION OF INOCULUM CULTURE (h) | 3-4 | 2 |
| RESULTS TIME (h) | 18-20h | 18-20h |
| HOURS TECHNICIAN | 4 | 1 |
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Related products for water testing specialists
ISO Biological Materials
BP1628
Host strain for the enumeration of somatic coliphages. (Usable with the ISO 10705-2 method)
BP1626
Positive control for the enumeration of somatic coliphages. (Usable with ISO 10705-2 method, US-EPA 1601, 1602, 1642 and 1643 methods)
BP1627
Positive control for the enumeration of F-specific coliphages.
ISO Biological Kits
Bluephage offers calibrated ready to use host strain working culture and reference bacteriophage positive control. Available for the enumeration of somatic coliphages (ISO 10705-2)
BP1603
Biological material for the enumeration of somatic coliphages.
Bluephage offers calibrated ready to use powder media to prepare the host strain working culture and overnight plating media for the enumeration of somatic coliphages.
BP1638
Modified Scholten’s Agar (MSA) (ISO 10705-2).
BP1637
Modified Scholten’s Broth (MSB)
(ISO 10705-2).
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