In 24 hours, Hach's m-ColiBlue24 Agar gives you simultaneous results for total coliforms and E. coli on one petri dish. Differentiate colonies easily - red and blue indicate total coliforms and blue specifies E. coli. There is no confirmation step. Get optimal recovery of stressed and injured organisms. Hach's ready-to-use media eliminates measuring, mixing, and autoclaving steps necessary to prepare dehydrated media and provides maximum shelf life and ease of use.
Use m-ColiBlue24 Agar to accurately monitor and evaluate total coliform and E. coli in drinking water; wastewater; bottled water; beverages; surface, ground, and well water; and ultrapure, chemical processing and pharmaceutical processing waters.
Benefits
24-Hour Detection and Identification
Hach’s m-ColiBlue24 Broth simultaneously detects and identifies both total coliforms and Escherichia coli (E. coli). Incubation time is 24 hours for complete enumeration. There is no confirmation step.
Easy to Read
m-ColiBlue24 makes it easy to differentiate between coliforms and E. coli—E. coli are blue; other coliforms are red; total coliforms are the sum of the two. It’s that simple.
Easy to Interpret
m-ColiBlue24 requires no fluorescent lamps or color comparators—interpretation of the results is through easy, visual identification.
More Accurate
Enumerate test results directly with m-ColiBlue24 Broth. m-ColiBlue24 is much more accurate and precise than statistical-based tests such as Most Probable Number (MPN) and Multiple Tube Fermentation (MTF).1,2,3
Less Expensive
m-ColiBlue24 is the best value for an EPA-approved, 24-hour media for enumeration of total coliforms and E. coli.