Rapid Microbiological
Analysis
Quantify specific and total bacteria
Portable device for on-site and in-lab use
When every cell counts, cultivation puts you at risk
As long as testing relies solely on cultivation, there is a substantial risk of underestimating microbial contamination, putting your operations, public health and safety at risk. To ensure accurate results and true risk assessment, it's essential to adopt a method to directly quantify all viable cells, not just those that grow on plates.
In mineral water, up to 99% of viable cells are VBNC - meaning only 1% are detected by traditional cultivation methods. Users of the gold standard are basing their decisions on just a tiny fraction of the actual microbial load. Read more about Quantifying Viable Cells and VBNC and food safety
Only a fraction of Legionella cells will grow on agar, even after 10 days of incubation. Water treatment does typically reduce the fraction of Legionella that grow on agar, but the danger remains. Read more the Inaccuracies of the ISO 11731 method in this scientific study or in our blog about Legionella detection with flow cytometry.
The dangerous E. coli O157 strain is generally missed by the gold-standard test because this subtype does not produce beta-glucuronidase, an enzyme commonly targeted in culture-based detection. Read more in this blog post.
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Single-cell analysis on rqmicro.COUNT, powered by flow cytometry technology, enables users to optically quantify cells in liquid samples including cell viability detection. This cultivation-independent method includes viable but non-culturable cells (VBNC) and is available for total bacteria as well as for specific cells including Legionella and E. coli.
Accurate and reliable results, available within short time on rqmicro.COUNT and the Cloud Solution, provide the required data for managing water recirculation systems, in quality control, in biopharma, in Life Sciences research and more.
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Automated workflow for unbiased results in labs and on-site
rqmicro.COUNT provides a complete solution based on single-use cartridges. The automated workflow includes a flow cytometric quantification of cells from various water types optionally combined with a fast immunomagnetic separation of specific target cells.
The cartridge system enables a highly efficient and controlled process, eliminates sample-to-sample contamination, and does not require lengthy start-up or maintenance cycles.
Cloud Solution
Results generated by rqmicro.COUNT are immediately available online on the Cloud Solution.
Cloud Solution features include:
- Monitoring critical control points
- Receipt of alerts
- Creation of reports
- Sharing results
The Cloud Solutions enables effective water microbiology risk management with different stakeholders.
Online platform for reports and data analysis
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rqmicro.COUNT Specifications
ANALYTICAL SYSTEM
Measurement technology: Fluorescence-based flow cytometric analysis
Cell sorting capability: Immunomagnetic separation (IMS)
Excitation: 1 Laser at 488nm wavelength
Detection: 2 fluorescence channels, up to 10‘000 events per second
Sample volume: 200 μL up to 1 mL
Flow rate: 60 μL / min (during measurement)
USER INTERACTION & CONNECTIVITY
User interface: 10 inch capacitive LCD touch screen
Language support: English, German, Chinese
Connectivity: 2x USB, 1x Ethernet, USB dongle ready for WLAN/cellular networks
Software upgrades: Online delivery or via USB flash drive
OPERATING CONDITIONS & DIMENSIONS
Power consumption: 60 W, 12 V DC, 7.5 A , AC benchtop adapter, 100 - 240 V, 50/60 Hz
Operating environment: Temperature: 15 °C – 27 °C, non-condensing
Physical dimensions: B x W x H (cm): 22.5 x 23.5 x 46.5, Weight: 12.9 kg
Safety compliance: EN 61010-1
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