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MICA Advance Legionella

MICA Advance Legionella enumerates Legionella pneumophila in water (Domestic Water, Cooling Tower Water, Sanitary Water…) in CFU/liter and after only 48 hours of incubation.
MICA Advance Legionella requires only 1 plate and 4′ of labor time per sample compared to several plates and 25′ on average for the standard ISO 11731:2017 method.
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Features

  • Results equivalent to ISO 11731 standard method, in CFU/l, but simpler procedure
  • Detects and counts exclusively L. pneumophila, all serogroups
  • 4’ of labor time per analysis against 25’ on average with the standard method
  • No additional confirmation required
  • Up to 500 analyses per 8 hours
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Applications

  • Domestic hot water
  • Cooling tower
  • Recreational
  • Drinking water
  • Sanitary water
  • Contract laboratories
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MICA Advance E. coli

MICA Advance E. coli detects Escherichia coli in water—drinking water, bottled water, and any network-supplied water—in just 6 hours of incubation.
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Features

  • Detects exclusively Escherichia coli (E. coli)
  • Procedure based on the standard method, ISO 9308-01 with automatic detection
  • 6 hours of incubation only, compared to 24 hours with the standard method
  • Up to 500 analyses per 8 hour period
  • No additional confirmation required
  • Limit of detection: 1 CFU / filtered volume
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Applications

  • Contract laboratories
  • Bottled Water
  • Drinking Water
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MICA Advance Alicyclobacillus

MICA Advance Alicyclobacillus detects and enumerates Alicyclobacillus guaiacol positive bacteria in fruit juice, flavoured waters, other fruit drinks, raw materials (Purees, Hydrolats, …) in CFU and after only 24 hours of incubation.
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Features

  • Filterable and non-filterable matrices
  • Result in 1 day only for filterable samples, against 5-9 days with the standard method
  • Result from 2 days only for non-filterable samples, against 10-14 days with the standard method
  • Same procedure as the standard method IFU No. 12: 2019
  • No confirmation test needed
  • Up to 250 analyses per 8 hour period
  • Non-destructive method
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Applications

  • Fruit juice
  • Flavoured waters
  • Other fruit drinks
  • Raw materials (Purees, Hydrolats, ...)
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MICA Highlight Total Viable Count

MICA Highlight Total Viable Count enumerates all microbes in water in CFU/liter and from 24 hours of incubation.
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Features

  • 24h on PCA and TSA, 48h on SDA and 72h on R2A
  • Cultural method with results in CFU
  • No consumables required other than membrane and agar
  • Up to 50-80 analyses per 8 hour period
  • Non-destructive method
  • Limit of Detection: 1-5 CFU / membrane
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Applications

  • Process, rinsing and washing waters (including bioburden initial assessment for medical devices)
  • Bottled waters and drinking water
  • Personal care products (including physiological serums, eye drops, nasal sprays, etc.)
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MICA Pseudomonas

MICA Pseudomonas enumerates Pseudomonas aeruginosa in water (Bottled waters, Carbonated natural waters, Any water from water networks) in CFU/liter and after only 24 hours of incubation.
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Features

  • 24h incubation only, against 2 to 7 days with the standard method
  • No confirmation test needed
  • Same procedure as the standard method ISO 16266
  • Non-destructive method
  • Limit of Detection: 1 CFU / membrane
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Applications

  • Bottled waters
  • Carbonated natural waters