Easy Plate is a convenient, prepared media plate with no need for media preparation or sterilization. Easy Plate is an easy to use alternative to in-house media preparation using traditional plated media that saves time, labor and reduces waste. Using an Easy Plate – which is about 1/20 volume of the traditional petri dish – saves space and allows you to run more tests using current incubator space. Easy Plates come ready-to-use and immediately after opening the package you can place a sample suspension onto the media and start incubation.
Easy Plate AC-R is a custom media formulation for cultivation of aerobic bacteria. A prepared plate that contains a chemical indicator that provides easily distinguishable red-colored colonies, allowing you to easily identify and count aerobic bacteria in 24±1 hours. Sold in packages of 100 tests in 4 separate bags containing 25 tests each.The shelf life of 12 months when stored unopened at 2-8℃.
Features
１． Easily distinguishable brightly colored colonies
Colonies turn red, making them easy to visualize and count, even in the presence of food residue or other source of color.
| Easy Plate AC-R | Plate count agar |
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Flour
２． Reducing the spreading of colonies of Bacillus spp.
Colonies of Bacillus spp. that can easily spread on conventional agar media but spreading is controlled on Easy Plate.
| Easy Plate AC-R | Plate count agar |
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Foods including Bacillus spp.
３． High correlation with plate count agar
High correlation with the plate count agar in various foods.
Coloring
Plate Count Interpretation
Count all red colonies regardless of size or intensity.
The appropriate number of colonies is between 1 and 250.
In certain cases, depending on the sample, colony growth may be insufficient after 24 hours.
If this occurs, please extend the incubation period beyond 24 hours as necessary.
Example
Strains
| Bacillus subtilis (NBRC 3134) |
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens |
Escherichia coli (NBRC 15034) |
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| Klebsiella pneumoniae (NBRC 14940) |
Proteus mirabilis (NBRC 105697) |
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| Staphylococcus epidermidis (NBRC 100911) |
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Foods
| Sprouts | Milkshake | Cinnamon |
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| Stuffed peppers | Salmon | Green tea |
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- Incubation conditions: 35℃, 24 hours (Diluent: phosphate buffered saline)
- These colorings are for example only.
Product Specification
| Product Name | Easy Plate AC-R |
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| Product Code | 61979 |
| Object microorganism | Aerobic Bacteria |
| Incubation Times | 24 ± 1 hours In certain cases, depending on the sample, colony growth may be insufficient after 24 hours. If this occurs, please extend the incubation period beyond 24 hours as necessary. |
| Incubation Temperature | 35 ± 1℃ |
| Storage Condition (Unopened) | 2 - 8℃ |
| (After opening) | After opening the package, fold the open end of the package at least 2 times and tape it. Store in a refrigerator (2 to 8℃) and use within 3 months. |
| Shelf life | Shelf life 12 months after manufacturing date |
| Packaging | 100 tests (25 tests x 4 bags) |