Yeast and Moulds – Compact Dry Plates

Description

Compact Dry YM is a simple to use counting system for Yeast and Moulds in food, water and environmental samples.

Results are available in 3-7 days and are incubated at 25-30oC.

Easy-to-read-results test

The Compact Dry YM The medium contains the chromogenic enzyme substrate X-Phos that develops blue/green colour with many types of yeast. Moulds forms cottony colonies with characteristic colours. Selective agents inhibit the growth of bacteria.

Easy-to-store test

The plates can be kept at room temperature for up to 16 months after production.

Each foil bag contains 4 tests, ideal for small or infrequent users.

Advantages

1. Room temperature storage
2. Allows 3 dimensional growth
3. Sample is self diffusible, not need for the spreader plate
4. Easier and faster to use than any other method
5. No height limits when stacking for incubation
6. Easy to subculture suspect colonies
7. Rapid results
8. Long shelf life
9. No special diluents needed
10. Allows culturing of filter membranes
11. Compact Dry YM is AOAC validated : AOAC No. 100401

Direction for use

1. Open aluminum foil and take out the set of 4 plates
2. Detach necessary number of plates by bending up and down while pressing the lid
3. Take off the lid of the plate and pipette 1 ml of sample in the middle of the Compact Dry plate
4. Sample diffuses automatically and evenly across the sheet, transforming the dried sheet into a gel within seconds
5. Replace the lid back on the plate and label. Invert the plate and incubate
6. Count the number of colonies appearing on the medium from underside of the plate. When the number of colonies is high, it is convenient to use the grids carved on the back of the container consisting of 1 cm x 1 cm or 0.5 cm x 0.5 cm

Pack Size

• 40 plates
• 240 plates
• 500 plates
• 1404 plates

Download

Brochure

• Compact Dry Product Catalog

Manual

• Compact Dry Illustration Manual

Certification

• AOAC Certification
• MicroVal Certification
• NordVal Certification