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Sectors

Solutions by vermicon are available for a variety of industrial sectors. Choose a sector on the left in order to find out more about fields of application and advantages.
- Wastewater
  
  Microbiology of wastewater
  
  Without microorganisms, modern wastewater treatment would be impossible. Wastewater treatment plants are huge microbiological powerhouses where microorganisms are the major players, as they are responsible for the conversion of chemical compounds and for the degradation of pollutants.
- Beverages
  
  Beverages
  
  vermicon offers a range of products and services for the whole beverage industry. By application of comprehensive microbiology and VIT®, problematic organisms can be identified quickly, leading to fast and reliable clearance decisions.
- Food
  
  Applying VIT® for food
  
  VIT®'s speed and high specificity make gene probe technology a perfect tool for identification of pathogenic and desired microorganisms in food.
- Water
  
  VIT® for water samples
  
  Detect microorganisms in drinking-, cooling-, and ballast water quickly and reliably with VIT®.
- Industrial process water
  
  Microbial process disruptions
  
  Track microbial populations in process water and tackle problems at their source - with VIT®.
  - Industrial processes
  - Biofilms
- Pharmaceuticals
  
  Direct analysis of microorganisms
  
  With FISH technology, microorganisms can be detected directly in probiotic and pharmaceutical products. vermicon AG is GMP certified and is an approved pharmaceutical testing laboratory according to § 67, Abs. 1 AMG.
  - Pharmaceuticals
  - Probiotics
Technology

How does our technology work? Which systems are based on it? What are its possibilities?

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- VIT® Technology
  
  VIT® Technology
  
  The fast, reliable and highly-specific VIT® gene probe technology is a further development and the industrial standard of the FISH technology. It is made for the detection of microorganisms.
- Flow VIT® Technology
  
  Flow VIT® Technology
  
  Flow VIT® technology is based on the reliable VIT® gene probe technology. This analysis technique has been specifically developed for use with flow cytometers and allows a fast, highly specific and automated analysis of microbiological samples.
- Scan VIT® Technology
  
  Scan VIT® Technology
  
  Scan VIT® Technology allows an absolute, quantitative detection of microcolonies – fast, reliable and highly specific
Products
Services
- Overview
- Wastewater
  - Detection of pathogens
  - Detection of filamentous bacteria
  - Detection of nitrifying bacteria
  - Anaerobic reactors
  - Detection of Phosphate eliminating bacteria
    - Bio-P Analysis
  - Generation of population profiles
    - Main group population analysis
    - Premium population analysis
- Drinks
  - Detection of beverage spoilage bacteria
  - Detection of beer spoilage bacteria
  - Detection of spoilage yeasts
    - Fermentative yeasts – Identification
    - Fermentative yeasts – Screening
  - Others
    - E. coli/ Coliforms
    - Individual detection of bacteria
- Water
  - Legionella
    - Legionella – Quantification
    - Legionella – Identification
  - Sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB)
    - Sulphate-reducing bacteria – Quantification
    - Sulphate-reducing bacteria – Identification
  - Pseudomonas aeruginosa
    - Pseudomonas aeruginosa – Quantification
    - Pseudomonas aeruginosa – Identification
  - Biofilm forming bacteria
    - Tepidimonas/Cloacibacterium
- Identifications
  - Mold-Identification
    - MIS Analysis (MI)
  - Identification of bacteria
    - MIS Analysis (BI)
    - MIS Analysis, partial (BI)
  - Identification of yeasts
    - MIS Analysis, partial (YI)
VIT® Vision
Company

Innovative and powerful solutions

vermicog AG offers innovative solutions for microbiology in all sectors of industrial microbiology.
Since its founding in 1997, our actions are determined by our conviction that the conventional limitations of microbiology have to be broken out of in order to receive convincing solutions. Our goals are to successfully answer microbiological problems and a sustainable implementation of these answers to practice.
- Profile
  
  vermicon AG
  
  An overview of the company, its network and customers.
- Management & Team
  
  Management and team
  
  Who are the people working at vermicon?
- The vermicon principle
  
  Why is vermicon different?
  
  Find out what makes us unique and what our customers appreciate about us.
- Publications
- Press
  
  Overview
  
  List of current press releases.
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  News
  
  Overview of current topics
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Escherichia coli

Specific identification and quantification of the
indicator organism Escherichia coli in wastewater samples

Item Number: 01130018

Lab analysis: detection of E. coli in wastewater

Specific analysis of wastewater samples (digested sludge, effluent, activated sludge) regarding Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria as indicator for fecal pollution. Analysis is carried out quantitatively.

Qualitative or quantitative detection?
Absolute quantitative detection

Which requirements are important?
Samples from wastewater treatment plant effluents, minimum 500 ml

Please request information regarding sampling and shipment of samples.

This service is also available as serviceplus.

Additional services available for detection of pathogens in wastewater:
Rapid quantification of Clostridium perfringens
Quantification of Legionella in wastewater treatment plant discharges
Detection of Salmonella in wastewater samples

Advantages

specific detection Escherichia coli
sample material: discharge of treatment plant
quantification
only living bacteria
short processing time

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