Agency
according to ISO 21528
Quality Level
sterility
sterile
product line
ReadyPlate™
form
plate
feature
ready-to-use contact plates
packaging
box of 20 plates
manufacturer/tradename
ReadyPlate™ CT
storage condition
(15 - 25 °C )
plate diam.
55 mm
pH
7.6 ( in H2O)
application(s)
food and beverages
surface monitoring
storage temp.
15-25°C
suitability
Escherichia coli
bacteria
enterobacteriaceae
Related Categories
General description
ReadyPlate™ CT VRBG Agar contact plates provide a ready-to-use method for environmental monitoring of surfaces in critical clean rooms and isolators.
Crystal violet and bile salts in the medium inhibit the accompanying bacterial flora. Degradation of glucose is accompanied by production of acid, which is indicated by a color change to red and by zones of precipitated bile acids surrounding the colonies. All Enterobacteriaceae are detected as they all degrade glucose to acid. The culture medium is not, however, specific for these organisms as some other accompanying bacteria (e.g. Aeromonas) also show these reactions.
Crystal violet and bile salts in the medium inhibit the accompanying bacterial flora. Degradation of glucose is accompanied by production of acid, which is indicated by a color change to red and by zones of precipitated bile acids surrounding the colonies. All Enterobacteriaceae are detected as they all degrade glucose to acid. The culture medium is not, however, specific for these organisms as some other accompanying bacteria (e.g. Aeromonas) also show these reactions.
Application
ReadyPlate™ CT VRBG Agar contact plates are suitable for the selective isolation of Enterobacteriaceae or bile tolerant Gram-negative bacteria from non-sterile pharmaceutical products, foodstuffs, and other sample material.
Legal Information
READYPLATE is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Storage Class Code
13 - Non Combustible Solids
WGK
WGK 2
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