Bluephage, a leading biotechnology company specializing in microbiological water quality testing, announces the launch of a new, optimized format for its BP1601 Easy Kit, designed to better meet customer needs while enhancing sustainability.
The updated format reduces the number of components from 11 to 7, making the kit more compact, efficient, and environmentally friendly.
The BP1601 Easy Kit is a quantitative detection solution for the enumeration of somatic coliphages, based on the ISO 10705-2 Double Agar Layer (DAL) method. It is designed for samples containing large numbers of bacteria and applies to various water types, including: raw and treated wastewater, surface water and recreational water, shellfish extracts, sediments and sludge extracts (after necessary dilution).
With this new format, Bluephage ensures a more streamlined, cost-effective, and sustainable approach to water quality testing, while maintaining the kit’s high performance and reliability.
Key Features of the BP1601 Easy Kit
- Ready-to-use ssMSA and MSB media
- Includes host strain (E. coli WG5) and positive control (ΦX174)
- Requires minimal additional materials (MSA powder media sold separately, sterile Petri dishes)
- Designed to perform 10 assays with one 100 mL water sample per test
How It Works
The BP1601 Easy Kit simplifies the detection and enumeration of somatic coliphages by incubating the sample with a freeze-dried host strain. The process follows these key steps:
- Sample Preparation – The sample or an appropriate dilution is mixed with a semi-solid nutrient medium.
- Plating – The host strain culture is added and plated on a solid nutrient medium.
- Incubation & Analysis – After incubation, visible plaques are counted and results are expressed as plaque-forming units (pfu) per sample volume.
Commitment to Innovation and Sustainability
At Bluephage, we continuously seek ways to improve our products for both our customers and the environment,” said Enric Queralt, CEO at Bluephage. “By reducing the number of vials in the BP1601 Easy Kit, we are making our product more efficient, reducing waste, and improving usability for laboratories and environmental testing professionals worldwide.”
