ISO Easy Kit & Material
The ISO Easy Kit is designed to eliminate the tedious and time-consuming process of standardized ISO protocols for the detection and enumeration of somatic and F-specific coliphages.
ISO Easy Kit & Material
The ISO Easy Kit is designed to eliminate the tedious and time-consuming process of standardized ISO protocols for the detection and enumeration of somatic and F-specific coliphages.
Bluephage ISO Easy Kits
Our specially crafted ISO Easy Kits (BP1601 and BP1604) are designed to eiminate the tedious and time-consuming process of of the standardized ISO 10705-2 protocol for the detection and enumeration of both somatic and F-specific coliphages.
These kits are an all-in-one kits:
MSA and MSB
Biological material calibrated and ready to use (Strain and positive control included)

Bluephage Easy Kit for Enumeration of Somatic Coliphages
According to ISO 10705-2 – Double Agar Layer (DAL) method
Bacteriophage: Somatic Coliphages
Method: ISO 10705-2
Description
For samples containing large numbers of bacteria.
All types of water: raw and treated wastewater, surface water, recreational water, shellfish extracts, sediments and sludge extract after dilution where necessary.
MSA and MSB ready to use
Host strain (E.coli WG5) and positive control included (ɸX174)
Additional material required and not provided in the Kit:
• MSA powder media sold separately (catalogue no. BP1638)
• Sterile Petri dishes (90mm)


Application
Raw and treated wastewater, surface water, recreational water, shellfish extracts, sediments, and sludge extracts after dilution where necessary.
Sample volume: 1 mL
Number of assays: 70 assays
Product code: BP1601

BP1604
Bluephage Easy Kit for Enumeration of Somatic Coliphages
Based on the ISO 10705-2 – Single Agar Layer (SAL) method
Bacteriophage: Somatic Coliphages
Method: ISO 10705-2 & ISO 10705-2 & US-EPA 1602, 1642 and 1643
Description
This detection and enumeration kit is based on ISO 10705-2 and US-EPA 1602, 1642 and 1643 methods. It contains all the consumables and biological material required to perform the analysis, including freeze-dried specific host-cells for the somatic coliphage group, which are ready for use after 120 min of incubation.
MSA and MSB ready to use
Host strain (WG5) and positive control included (ɸX174)
Additional material required and not provided in the Kit:
• Sterile Petri dishes (140mm)


Application
Samples with expected low counts of bacteriophages (e.g. drinking water, reclaimed water…)
Sample volume: 100 mL
Number of assays: 10 assays
Product code: BP1604

ISO Biological Materials
When only biological materials are required, our calibrated, ready-to-use materials solution will help you perform coliphage analysis. Bluephage offers a calibrated, ready-to-use working culture of the host strain and a reference bacteriophage positive control. Available for somatic and F-specific coliphage enumeration.

BP1628: Host strain for the enumeration of somatic coliphages
(Usable with the ISO 10705-2 method)
BP1626: Positive control for the enumeration of somatic coliphages
(Usable with ISO 10705-2 method, US-EPA 1601, 1602, 1642 and 1643 methods)
BP1627: Positive control for the enumeration of F-specific coliphages
(Usable with ISO 10705-1 method, US-EPA 1601, 1602, 1642 and 1643 methods)
BP1628: Host strain for the enumeration of somatic coliphages
(Usable with the ISO 10705-2 method)
Somatic Coliphages
Method: ISO 10705-2
This host strain has been designed for its use in the detection and enumeration of somatic coliphages according to the ISO 10705-2 method. This reference material consists of the host strain E.coli working culture ready to use.
It can be used with the Enumeration of Somatic Coliphages Kit (Kit Cat. No. BP1601), the Enumeration of Somatic Coliphages in Drinking Water Kit (Cat. No. BP1604) or for customer needs.
20 units host strain E.coli WG5
Product code: BP1628
BP1626: Positive control for the enumeration of somatic coliphages
(Usable with ISO 10705-2 method, US-EPA 1601, 1602, 1642 and 1643 methods)
Somatic Coliphages
Method: ISO 10705-2, US-EPA 1601, 1602, 1642 and 1643
This positive control has been designed for its use in the detection and enumeration of somatic coliphages according to the ISO 10705-2,US-EPA 1601, 1602, 1642 and 1643 methods. This reference material consists of the reference bacteriophage φX174 to be used as positive control.
It can be used with the Enumeration of Somatic Coliphages Kit (Kit Cat. No. BP1601 & BP1609), the Enumeration of Somatic Coliphages in Drinking Water Kit (Cat. No. BP1604) or for customer needs.
20 units reference bacteriophage φX174
Product code: BP1626
BP1627: Positive control for the enumeration of F-specific coliphages
(Usable with ISO 10705-1 method, US-EPA 1601, 1602, 1642 and 1643 methods)
F-specific Coliphages
Method: ISO 10705-1, US-EPA 1601, 1602, 1642 and 1643
This positive control has been designed for its use in the detection and enumeration of F-specific coliphages according to the ISO-10705-1,US-EPA 1601, 1602, 1642 and 1643 methods. This reference material consists of the reference bacteriophage MS2 to be used as positive control.
It can be used with the Enumeration of F-specific Coliphage (BP1609), or for other analytic applications according to customer needs.
20 units reference bacteriophage MS2
Product code: BP1627

ISO Biological Kits
Bluephage offers calibrated ready to use host strain working culture and reference bacteriophage positive control. Available for the enumeration of somatic coliphages (ISO 10705-2)
BP1603: Biological material for the enumeration of somatic coliphages
BP1603: Biological material for the enumeration of somatic coliphages
Somatic Coliphages
Method: ISO 10705-2
This kit has been designed for its use in the detection and enumeration of somatic coliphages according to the ISO 10705-2 method. This reference material kit contains the host strain E.coli working culture ready to use and the reference bacteriophage φX174 to be used as positive control.
It can be used with the Enumeration of Somatic Coliphages Kit (Kit Cat. No. BP1601, Kit Cat. No. BP1602), the Enumeration of Somatic Coliphages in Drinking Water Kit (Cat. No. BP1604) or for customer needs.
10 units host strain E.coli WG5 and 10 units reference bacteriophage φX174.
Product code: BP1603

ISO Powder Media
Bluephage offers calibrated ready to use powder media to prepare the host strain working culture and overnight plating media for the enumeration of somatic coliphages.
BP1638: Modified Scholten’s Agar (MSA)
(ISO 10705-2)
BP1637: Modified Scholten’s Broth (MSB)
(ISO 10705-2)
BP1638: Modified Scholten’s Agar (MSA)
(ISO 10705-2)
Method: ISO 10705-2
Powder medium (500 gr). Formulation: Peptone, yeast extract, meat extract, sodium chloride, magnesium chloride anhydrous and sodium carbonate and agar.
Solid culture medium used as a basal layer in the enumeration of somatic coliphages in samples of raw and treated wastewater, surface water, recreational water, sediments and sludge extracts.
550 plates approximately
Product code: BP1638
BP1637: Modified Scholten’s Broth (MSB)
(ISO 10705-2)
Somatic Coliphages
Method: ISO 10705-2
Powder medium (500 gr). Formulation: Peptone, yeast extract, meat extract, sodium chloride, magnesium chloride anhydrous and sodium carbonate.
Culture broth used for the enumeration of somatic coliphages in samples of raw and treated wastewater, surface water, recreational water, sediments and sludge extracts.
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Product code: BP1637