Inefficient water treatment with chemicals or heat can favour the growth of the most dangerous bacteria in water, such as Legionella. Legionella is naturally present in water at low concentrations. Artificial water systems or poor water management can create niches where Legionella can develop. Therefore, it is critical to understand the microbiological situation in water systems. That’s where rapid and high-precision microbiology testing methods come in.

rqmicro has established a set of rapid and reliable microbiology tests that allow users to quantify specific pathogenic bacteria such as Legionella and E. coli, or the total number of bacteria in various water types. The rqmicro.COUNT instrument uses flow cytometry to quantify single bacterial cells within seconds. Through extensive development work, rqmicro has succeeded in greatly simplifying and automating flow cytometry. The result is the rqmicro.COUNT, which can be operated without special knowledge and is also maintenance-free. Enabling users in industry or in facility management to control the microbiology in their water. With the rqmicro.COUNT you are able to quantify pathogens such as Legionella and E.coli, or total bacteria in various water types within 30 minutes to 3 hours.

Whether you need to identify the source of Legionella contamination in a water system or to evaluate whether the treatment works effectively – the rqmicro.COUNT provides a rapid and quantitative result, so you can take the guesswork out of water management because you know your water.

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