1. Glossary
| Term | Explanation |
|---|---|
| ACC | Active Cell Count. The ACC cartridge measures metabolically active cells using an enzymatic assay. ACC is the total number of active cells inside the ACC gate. |
| CBC | Coliform Cell Count. Number of coliform cells counted in the sample. |
| Cartridge | Refillable container of reagents needed for BactoSense operation |
| EBC | E. coli Cell Count. Number of E. coli cells counted in the sample. |
| FCS | Flow Cytometry Standard (FCS) is a data file standard for the reading and writing of data from flow cytometry experiments. The FCS specification has traditionally been developed and maintained by the International Society for Advancement of Cytometry (ISAC). FCS used to be the only widely adopted file format in flow cytometry. |
| FL1 | Fluorescence signal 1 (530 nm) |
| FL2 | Fluorescence signal 2 (715 nm) |
| FSC | Forward scatter, also known as Small Angle Light Scattering. A detector measures the light scattered from microorganisms and other particles at small angles. |
| Gate | Gates are tools for data analysis of a subset of data points in flow cytometry. |
| HNA | High Nucleic Acid. Bacteria with a large amount of DNA which produce a strong fluorescence emission. |
| HNAC | High Nucleic Acid Count. The number of HNA bacteria inside the TCC or ICC gate, and above the HNA / LNA limit. |
| HNAP [%] | High Nucleic Acid Percentage. The percentage of HNA bacteria relative to the cell count. |
| ICC | Intact Cell Count. Total number of intact bacteria inside of the ICC gate. |
| LNA | Low Nucleic Acid. Bacteria with a lower amount of DNA which produce a weaker fluorescence emission than HNA bacteria. |
| LNAC | Low Nucleic Acid Count. The number of LNA bacteria inside the TCC or ICC gate below the HNA / LNA limit. |
| Manual Sampling Device | Connection module, allowing manual sampling with the BactoSense Online. |
| NBC | Enterococcus Cell Count. Number of Enterococcus cells counted in the sample. |
| Online Sampling Device | Connection module to a water line, allowing online sampling with the BactoSense Online. |
| SSC | Side scatter, also known as Large Angle Light Scattering. A detector measures the light scattered from microorganisms and other particles at 90 degrees. |
| TCC | Total Cell Count. Total number of bacteria detected inside the TCC gate. |