Water Quality Indicators & Waterborne Pathogen Testing
- Heterotrophic Bacteria (SM 9215B and R2A)
- Fecal coliforms and Escherichia coli (SM 9221B, C, SM 9221D; SM 9222B,C; mTEC, PCR-based genotyping)
- Enterococci (mEI)
- Legionella spp. (Cultures, DAF, PCR-based genotyping)
- Aerobic and anaerobic spore-forming bacteria (ICR)
- Cryptosporidium spp. & Giardia spp. (EPA Method 1623, Cryptosporidium viability cell culture-based assays)
- Total culturable viruses assays (ICR)
- Fast and Reliable Molecular Detection of Non-Culturable Viruses (PCR, RT-PCR, QPCR)
- Microbial indicators (Phage assays Method 1601 and 1602)
- Salmonella, Enterovirus and Ascaris (‘503’ regulations)
- Iron Bacteria
Microbial Candidate Contaminant List
IEH is a full spectrum microbiology laboratory with capabilities in bacteriology, virology, mycology, parasitology and algology. In addition to isolation, quantification and identification, IEH is known for its strength in problem solving, whether the microorganism is a culprit or a tool. IEH brings a diverse array of applied laboratory scientists to a field that incorporates a complex interaction of chemical and biological reactions.
Investigations may be simple with integral instrumentation or they may be complex with simple techniques. IEH partners with its clients to tailor an approach at a level appropriate to the problem.
Examples of microbial contaminants and their detection analyses are as follows:
- Aeromonas hydrophila (Cultures, RFLP-PFGE)
- Helicobacter pylori (cultures)
- Mycobacterium avium Complex (cultures and PCR)
- Adenoviruses (cultures and PCR)
- Human Enteric Caliciviruses (Norovirus, Sapovirus) (Molecular detection).
- Echoviruses (Molecular detection)
- Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), other freshwater algae, and their toxins (Identification and ELISA)
- Microsporidia (Enterocytozoon spp.) (Cell cultures, PCR)