Meet BactoBox®

Fast results

Using Impedance flow cytometry, BactoBox produces accurate total bacteria counts in 2 minutes

Counts all types of bacteria

BactoBox counts all bacteria including anaerobic bacteria and bacteria that are difficult to culture on plates

Easy to use

We designed BactoBox to require practically no training to operate – simply press the button and get results.

How it works

We designed BactoBox to help users get fast bacteria measurements where they are needed: Close to the action. It has a small footprint to fit in most places, is user-friendly to avoid extensive training and still delivers accurate total bacteria counts in just a few minutes. Grab a sample, insert it in BactoBox and press measure. Simple as that.

BactoBox is designed to measure bacteria in contaminated water and in pure cultures and some liquid products with simple sample preparation. It measures all bacteria, including endospores and difficult-to-cultivate bacteria.

Detection limits

The detection range for BactoBox is 10,000 to 5,000,000 intact cells/mL. A simple dilution will have to be performed to reach this interval for most applications in which BactoBox is used.

The detection range can be affected if there are too many bacteria-sized particles in the sample. But this is rarely a problem even for samples with many particles such as stool and soil samples.

The core technology

BactoBox employs a new approach to bacteria measurements called impedance flow cytometry. Inside a microfluidic flow-cell, bacteria in the sample are detected and distinguished from particles and killed cells based on their electrical properties. It differs from existing technologies by being both fast, accurate, easy-to-use and affordable.

Biotech applications

Fermentation processes

BactoBox can be used to give a here and now answer on the total concentration of bacteria in a sample. This allows users to control fermentation processes in order to optimize product yield and quality. For probiotics production, BactoBox can be an indispensable tool for determining the concentration of intact cells in the intermediate and final freeze-dried products.

Microbiome exploration

BactoBox is used to provide total counts that helps observing changes in microbiome compositions in human and animal samples, for example, skin swabs, intestinal samples, stool samples, saliva, and urine. Our device is cultivation-independent it overcomes many of the challenges with traditional microbiology methods.

Probiotics production

For probiotics production, BactoBox can be an indispensable tool for determining the concentration of intact cells in the intermediate and final freeze-dried products. Follow the growth and measure the bacteria recovery. Skip the plate counts and release batches sooner. Speed up probiotics
production processes.

Want to see it in action?

Request a demo to see for yourself what BactoBox can do for you. We collect happy customers so go ahead and try before you buy.