Antimicrobial Resistant E. coli Water Quality Test Kits
Antimicrobials are medicines used to prevent and treat infections in humans, animals and plants. Over time, bacteria become resistant to antibiotics and no longer respond to them, which makes infections harder to treat and increases the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death.
A common strain of AMR E. coli is called ESBL (extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing) E. coli. These strains are considered critical priority pathogens by the World Health Organization (WHO).
- Demonstrates excellent correlation to standard culture-based methods in the WHO Tricycle Protocol
- No electricity, lab, advanced analysts, cold chain or complicated equipment required
- Use in low resource, rural, remote and disaster areas
- Ambient temperature incubation at 25° Celsius and above
- MPN or CFU ambient temperature test results in 20-48 hours
- Works at variable temperatures, constant temperature control not required
- One-year shelf life of AMR E. coli growth medium
- Color change test results easy to interpret
- Compact and lightweight, small number of consumables
- Test wastewaters by diluting samples:
Most Probable Number (MPN) in 100 mL
Image: CBT AMR EC MPN Kit 50-Pack
CBT AMR EC MPN Kit 25-Pack
Product Number: CBT-AMR-EC-MPN-25
25 samples
Kit contains:
25 Aquagenx powder growth medium packs
25 100-mL Stand-Up Whirl-Pak® Thio-Bags®
25 Aquagenx Compartment Bags
1 reusable clip to seal compartment bag shut. Extra clips sold separately.
CBT AMR EC MPN Kit 50-Pack
Product Number: CBT-AMR-EC-MPN-50
50 samples
Kit contains:
50 Aquagenx powder growth medium packs
50 100-mL Stand-Up Whirl-Pak Thio-Bags
50 Aquagenx Compartment Bags
2 reusable clips to seal compartment bag shut. Extra clips sold separately.
CBT AMR EC MPN Kit 100-Pack
Product Number: CBT-AMR-EC-MPN-100
100 samples
Kit contains:
100 Aquagenx powder growth medium packs
100 100-mL Stand-Up Whirl-Pak Thio-Bags
100 Aquagenx Compartment Bags
4 reusable clips to seal compartment bag shut. Extra clips sold separately.
Colony Forming Units (CFU) in 100 mL
Image: GEL AMR EC CFU Kit 50-Pack
GEL AMR EC CFU Kit 25-Pack
Product Number: GEL-AMR-EC-CFU-25
25 samples
Kit contains:
25 Aquagenx EC powder growth medium packs
25 100-mL Stand-Up Whirl-Pak® Thio-Bags®
25 GEL Powder packs
25 GEL Bags
GEL AMR EC CFU Kit 50-Pack
Product Number: GEL-AMR-EC-CFU-50
50 samples
Kit contains:
50 Aquagenx EC powder growth medium packs
50 100-mL Stand-Up Whirl-Pak® Thio-Bags®
50 GEL Powder packs
50 GEL Bags
GEL AMR EC CFU Kit 100-Pack
Product Number: GEL-AMR-EC-CFU-100
100 samples
Kit contains:
100 Aquagenx EC powder growth medium packs
100 100-mL Stand-Up Whirl-Pak® Thio-Bags®
100 GEL Powder packs
100 GEL Bags
Who Should Test for ESBL E. coli
- Government agencies, health and agriculture departments and ministries
- Wastewater and sewage treatment operations
- Healthcare facilities and hospitals
- Poultry and livestock food production facilities
- Veterinary and animal agriculture feeding operations
- Other agricultural operations, such as for irrigation water
- Recreational water operators
AMR and Water Quality
When humans and animals have persistent ESBL E. coli in their gut or consume them, their infected feces can enter drinking water sources, wastewaters, healthcare facility effluent and sewerage, food crop irrigation water, other agricultural waters, poultry and livestock production waters, and recreational waters.
Even properly functioning wastewater treatment systems may not fully remove AMR ESBL E. coli.
CBT AMR EC Kit Components
Growth Medium
Compartment Bag
Whirl-Pak Thio-Bag
Seal Clip
GEL AMR EC CFU Kit Components
Growth Medium
Whirl-Pak Thio-Bag
GEL Powder
GEL Bag