{"id":543922,"date":"2026-08-26T22:59:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T20:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.phytocontrol.com\/water-microbiology\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T12:15:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T10:15:43","slug":"water-microbiology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.phytocontrol.com\/en\/our-analyses\/water-microbiology\/","title":{"rendered":"Water microbiology"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Water microbiology <\/h1>\n
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Managing the microbiological<\/strong> risk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The microbiological quality of water is a major public health and food safety issue. The presence of bacteria, viruses, yeasts or moulds can compromise the quality of drinking water, process water, recreational water or domestic hot water systems. Regular monitoring is essential to prevent contamination risks, ensure regulatory compliance and protect users.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Expertise<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our expertise in water microbiology<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to its expertise in microbiology and state-of-the-art analytical methods, Phytocontrol supports manufacturers, local authorities, healthcare facilities and water network managers in detecting, identifying and enumerating micro-organisms of interest. Our analyses, carried out under COFRAC accreditation, ensure reliable and responsive monitoring of the microbiological quality of water, in accordance with current regulatory requirements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Monitoring the sanitary quality of water<\/summary>\n

Parameters analysed:<\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coliforms<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Escherichia coli<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intestinal enterococci<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Culturable micro-organisms at 22 \u00b0C and 36 \u00b0C<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clostridium perfringens<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spores of sulphite-reducing anaerobic micro-organisms<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

Parasitology and virology<\/summary>\n

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Cryptosporidium<\/em> oocysts and Giardia<\/em> cysts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Somatic coliphages<\/p>\n\n\n\n

F-specific RNA bacteriophages<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Pathogen testing<\/summary>\n

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Legionella<\/em> spp. and Legionella pneumophila<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salmonella<\/em> spp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pseudomonas aeruginosa<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pathogenic staphylococci<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

Ecotoxicology<\/summary>\n

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Cyanobacteria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Toxicity test – Daphnia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Toxicity test \u2013 Microtox<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Controlled logisticsfor collection and sampling<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Phytocontrol controls the entire logistics chain, from collection or sampling to receipt of your samples at the laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n