
Siti Farah (right) with PMJ Information Technology and Communications faculty lecturer Zainolrin Saari showing off the QR Water software and mobile incubator that detects Escherichia Coli (E-Coli) dan Coliform bacteria in water. — Bernama
MERSING: A group of researchers from Politeknik Mersing (PMJ) has reportedly successfully created a portable incubator that can detect Escherichia coli (E.coli) and Coliform bacteria in treated or contaminated water sources in a shorter period of time.
Chief researcher Siti Farah Hussin said in an interview with Bernama here recently that the initiative was started when it was found that microbiologists often faced issues with testing water samples at its source.
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