KIT AND PROCESS FOR MICROBIOLOGICAL FOR ON-SITE EXAMINATION OF A LIQUID SAMPLE
A kit and process are provided for rapidly measuring, on-site, the microbe concentration in a liquid sample. The kit includes a filtration device that includes a filter on to which microbes are captured from the liquid stream. A first reagent is applied to lyse the microbial cells is used and then a second reagent is applied (may be simultaneously) to provide a means for detecting the presence of such cells, such as by luciferine and luciferase, radioactive tags or one or more PNA tags. The signal from the reaction of the second reagent with the lysed cells is then detected by an appropriately selected sensor such as a luminometer.