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Current microbiological water safety testing methods are not feasible in many settings because of laboratory, cost, and other constraints, particularly in low-income countries where water quality monitoring is most needed to protect public health. We evaluated two promising  E. coli  methods that may have potential in at-scale global water quality monitoring: a modified membrane filtration test followed by incubation on pre-prepared plates with dehydrated culture medium (CompactDry TM ), and 10 and 100 ml presence–absence tests using the open-source Aquatest medium (AT). We compared results to membrane filtration followed by incubation on MI agar as the standard test. We tested 315 samples in triplicate of drinking water in Bangalore, India, where  E. coli  counts by the standard method ranged from non-detect in 100 ml samples to TNTC (&gt;200). Results suggest high sensitivity and specificity for  E. coli  detection of candidate tests compared with the standard method: sensitivity and specificity of the 100 ml AT test was 97% and 96% when incubated for 24 h at standard temperature and 97% and 97% when incubated 48 h at ambient temperatures (mean: 27 °C). Sensitivity and specificity of the CompactDry TM  test was &gt;99 and 97% when incubated for 24 h at standard temperature and &gt;99 and 97% when incubated 48 h at ambient temperatures. Good agreement between these candidate tests compared with the reference method suggests they are suitable for  E. coli  monitoring to indicate water safety.

Novel methods for global water safety monitoring: comparative analysis of low-cost, field-ready E. coli assays