Bacteria Testing Kits - Pouch Test

Vibrio Cholera Test Kit is the causative agent of cholera that occurs naturally in water & transmitted primarily through faeces and sewage polluted drinking water and food. Earlier cholera was found in practically all major cities of the world especially in places with ineffective sanitation and where not much is done to prevent pollution of food and water. However after consistent vigilance by both National and International health authorities all over the world and with sanitary engineering of sewage disposal and water supplies, the scourge of mankind has been brought under much control. But it is still found in fish and shellfish, produce, or leftover cooked grains. Marine and estuarine fishes are the most susceptible medium & it is usually most severe in marine culture & fish farms. BACTASLYDE is supplied in boxes of 5 along with the complete instructions set for a complete quantitative analysis of the contamination.

Salmonella Species Test Kit bacteria are zoonotic and can be transferred between humans and other animals. These are intestinal pathogens and are cause for many diseases viz. typhoid, paratyphoid, food poisoning etc. Classic typhoid fever is a serious and life-threatening infection which has a mortality approaching 20%. Cases of enteric fever almost always occur from the ingestion of contaminated food or water. These bacteria can survive for some time without a host for weeks outside a living body and they are not destroyed by freezing. They are frequently found in polluted water, contamination from the excrement of carrier animals being particularly important. This organism enters through the digestive tract due to ingestion of contaminated food. The “food infection” is generally thru’ eating or handling contaminated raw or not properly cooked meat of cattle, swine, poultry, fish etc. FDA has laid down mandatory testing norms to control risk of salmonella contamination in foodstuff like spices, fish and eggs etc. BACTASLYDE is supplied in boxes of 5 along with the complete instructions set for a complete quantitative analysis of the contamination.

1 Pack (5 Tests)

Staphylococcus Aureus Test Kit species are found on the skin and hair of a large proportion of the population and are the common cause of pyogenic infections and food poisoning. They spread through various housekeeping activities, generally in domestic environment and in hospitals. Infection in food can occur through workers from infected cuts, abrasions, boil or from nasal carriers. Foods with high salt content are generally contaminated with staphylococcus species like meat, ham, synthetic cream, sauces, fresh fish, canned f and cheeses especially cheddar. Staphylococci produce several enterotoxins, which can withstand high temperature. Many species of staphylococcus are pathogenic & cause food poisoning, diarrhea and prostration, while the other make useful indicators of sewage pollution. Foods especially the high salt content ones are contaminated with staphylococcus species viz. meats, synthetic cream and sauces, fresh fish and canned vegetables and cheeses. Staphylococci produce several enterotoxins, which withstand heating at 1000C for 30 min. BACTASLYDE is supplied in boxes of 5 along with the complete instructions set for a complete quantitative analysis of the contamination.

Iron Oxidizing Bacteria Test Kit occur worldwide in fresh water, sea and brackish waters. They derive the energy they need to live and multiply by oxidizing dissolved ferrous iron or manganese. Generally, most species oxidize ferrous or manganese oxides in there extracellular structures like sheaths or stalks, rather than inside their own cells. The resulting oxide is insoluble, and appears as yellow, brown slime especially in iron bearing waters, adhering to stones or water plants or even soil. Problems occur when bacteria build up in well systems & reduce well yields by clogging screens and pipes. They comprise of the various species like Sphaerotillus, Leptothrix, Crenothrix, Gallionella & Siderocapsa. Our BACTASLYDE Test Kit is supplied in boxes of 5 along with the complete instructions set for a complete quantitative analysis of the contamination.

The spices find extensive use in daily life in foods. They normally are contaminated with undesirable type of micro organisms and when added may bring about the spoilage of food. India being the home land of spices produced varieties of spices and spice powders and mixed masala powders for internal use and of export. Importing countries are cautious on the microbial contamination in spices at the time of import. Almost all the importing countries have fixed the limits for Salmonella as absent in 25g. Specifications have been prescribed laid out by major importing countries for the microbial parameters such as Total Plate Count, E-coli, Yeast, Mould, Coliforms, etc. The Limits for the above parameters vary from country to country.

European Spice Association Specifications of Quality Minima for Herbs and Spices:

• Salmonella absent in (at least) 25g.
• Yeast & Moulds 105/g target, 106/g absolute maximum.
• E-coli. 102/g, 103/g absolute maximum.
• Other requirements to be agreed between buyer and seller.

Other Details:

• Detection and estimation, of microorganisms are done by conventional techniques like The Plate Count, Most Probable Number, and the Membrane Filter Technique.
• All these techniques require a well-equipped laboratory, with trained microbiologists, are tedious, time consuming and expensive. Now you have an alternate to all this Bactaslyde.

• Item Code: BS-PP2