Product Description
The first U.S. EPA-approved automated microbiology testing system*
- Do more with Tecta: An easy solution for staffing issues, Friday and weekend testing, and rush projects
- Start tests any time: Automation of incubation and sample analysis means you don’t need to be in the lab to read the test
- Improve responsiveness: Positive results within hours help with construction projects, main repairs, and other emergencies
- Easy: With no sample preparation and easy to use system, anyone can be trained to use Tecta
- Lab in a box: Tecta systems can be installed anywhere, allowing you to reduce transit times
- Tests available for total coliforms and E. coli, E. coli only, fecal coliforms, and Enterococcus
- Available in 16- and 4- incubation chamber options to best fit your volume needs
IDEXX Tecta System
Complete, self-contained water testing system
- U.S. EPA-approved for the detection of E. coli and total coliforms in drinking water*
- Full automation of incubation and test interpretation eliminates the need for a visual read of the test
- Results automatically sent by email
- Positive results within hours
- No sample preparation, easy-to-use system
- Quantification and presence/absence modes
- High dynamic counting range so there is no need for multiple dilutions
Tecta B16 and Tecta B4 instruments
- The Tecta B16 instrument has 16 incubation chambers and the Tecta B4 instrument has 4 incubation chambers, allowing you to choose the best system for your volume needs.
- Test cartridges are available for detecting E. coli and total coliforms, E. coli only, fecal coliforms, and Enterococcus.
- Cartridges are read continuously, and an email alert is sent automatically when a positive result is detected.
- Positive results in as little as 2 hours, depending on level of contamination; negative results confirmed in 18 or 24 hours, depending on test type.
- U.S. EPA approved for drinking water.*
Tectalert test cartridges
E. coli and total coliforms E. coli Fecal coliforms Enterococcus
Typical detection times | Tectalert EC/TC (CCA) E. coli and total coliforms | Tectalert EC (ECA) E. coli | Tectalert FC (FCA) Fecal coliforms | Tectalert ENT (ENA) Enterococcus |
< 1 CFU/100 mL | within 18 hours | within 16 hours | within 18 hours | within 24 hours |
100 CFU/100 mL | within 12 hours | within 9 hours | within 10 hours | within 12 hours |
1,000 CFU/100 mL | within 11 hours | within 8 hours | within 9 hours | within 10 hours |
10⁶ CFU/100 mL | within 7 hours | within 4 hours | within 5 hours | within 4 hours |
How it works
Easy workflow with fully automated water microbiology testing
Step 1. Pour 100 mL sample into testing cartridge.
Step 2. Place cartridge in instrument and use control panel to start test.
Step 3. Results sent via email as soon as 2 hours for positive results.