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 with your 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 CC is an AOAC PTM certified custom media formulation for detection, identification and enumeration of coliforms. The media includes a chromogenic substrate that causes coliforms to exhibit a distinguishable blue color allowing you to easily identify and quantify coliforms in 24±１hrs. This distinct coloring of the colonies also helps to overcome common interferences in food testing for coliforms and makes counting easier. Easy Plate CC is AOAC PTM certified and sold in packages of 100 tests in 4 separate bags containing 25 tests each. The shelf life of 18 months when stored unopened at 2-8℃.
Features
１．Easily distinguishable brightly colored colonies at 24 hours
Identification and counting of colonies is easier compared to other media, such as traditional plate count agar, since the colored colonies make it unnecessary to confirm the presence or absence of air bubbles or the size of colonies.
２． High correlation with the plate count agar
High correlation with the plate count agar in various foods.※
※ According to the research by DNP
3. AOAC PTM certified
AOAC PTM Certification Acquired.(LicenseNo.021401）
Coloring
Coloring of the plate surface caused by enzymes contained in foods
In some unheated foods and dairy products, residual enzymes in the food may cause a blue coloring to develop over the entire incubation area. If the visibility of the colonies is affected, improvement can be obtained using dilutions.
Example
Strains
| Escherichia coli (NBRC 15034) |
Citrobacter freundii (NBRC 12681) |
Klebsiella pneumoniae (NBRC 14940) |
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| Enterobacter aerogenes (NBRC 13534) |
Enterobacter cloacae (NBRU 13536) |
Escherichia fergusonii (NBRC 102419) |
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- Incubation conditions: 35℃, 24 hours (Diluent: phosphate buffered saline)
- These colorings are for example only.
Foods
| Raw ground chicken | Raw ground pork | Radish sprouts |
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| Raw tuna | Cookie＋E. coli | Pasteurized milk＋K. pneumoniae |
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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 CC |
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| Product Code | 61974 |
| Object microorganism | Coliform Bacteria |
| Incubation Times | 24 ± 1 hours |
| 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°C) and use within 3 months. |
| Shelf life | 18 months after manufacturing date |
| Certification/Regulation |
AOAC RI PTM Certification Acquired. |
| Packaging |
100 tests (25 tests x 4 bags) |
