Chromogenic Coliform Agar Plate

Coliforms including Escherichia coli are used as primary indicators of faecal contamination in water and food industries. Their presence and enumeration in samples is used as an index of the presence of faecal matter and is indicative of the possible presence of enteric pathogens. Chromogenic Coliform Agar (CCA) is a fast, accurate, and efficient way to detect coliforms bacteria particularly Enterobacteriaceae during microbiological quality testing of water and food samples. Escherichia coli are the most common pathogen in urinary tract infections. This product incorporates the company?s chromogenic galactoside that detects clinical levels of coliforms with high sensitivity.

For determination of coliform bacteria particularly Enterobacteriaceae on the basis of their ability to ferment lactose