Performances

Chromogenic medium for the detection and enumeration of ß-glucuronidase positive E. coli in food and animal feeding stuffs according to NF EN ISO 16649 norm.

The presence of E. coli indicates faecal contamination and potential presence of dangerous pathogens such as bacteria like Vibrio cholerae, Salmonella, Pseudomonas etc… or viruses and intestinal parasites. The infections resulting from ingestion of contaminated matter can be dangerous and life-threatening.

Rare ß-glucuronidase negative E. coli strains are false negative on this medium (typically 0157 E. coli). If research is focused on rare pathogenic strains such as O157 E. coli : please refer to CHROMagar O157 product.