Although smaller and simpler than their eukaryotic counterparts, bacteria are an incredibly diverse group of organisms that come in multiple shapes, sizes, and arrangements. Colony counting is a highly variable and unreliable, as it is only an estimate of the viable cells present. Even expensive flow cytometers and laser scanning cytometers register each particle, single or clustered, as a single event. The QUANTOM Tx^™ Microbial Cell Counter is an image-based, automated cell counter that can detect individual bacterial cells in mere minutes. The QUANTOM^™ cell counting algorithm is the first of its kind, capable of detecting individual bacterial cells regardless of their diverse morphologies and arrangements. Multiple images of fluorescence-stained cells are captured and analysed automatically for rapid and accurate bacterial cell counts.

• Optimised for single bacterial cell quantification
• Total and viable cell counting
• Fluorescence stains for accurate cell detection
• Actual counting without colony-forming
• Bacteria-specific declustering algorithm
• Rapid results compared to culturing
• Fast and accurate Autofocus algorithm
• Multiple images can be captured and analysed
• A wide touch screen and interactive software interface
• More flexibility of data connection: USB, WiFi
• QUANTOM^™ Cell Loading Buffer I immobilises cells within the medium
• QUANTOM^™ Centrifuge evenly distributes the cells along a single plane for accurate detection