Compact Dry EC – for E. coli & coliform bacteria – 500 test plates per package, 38210000, Japan

Compact Dry EC is a medium for E. coli and coliform bacteria. Coliform bacteria are considered indicator bacteria for fecal contamination. E. coli is the most well-known representative of the coliform group and is considered an indicator for the presence of other pathogenic organisms. The medium contains two types of chromogenic enzyme substrates: Magenta-Gal and X-Gluc. E. coli forms blue colonies. The total number of coliform groups is the sum of both the red and blue colonies.
Scope of delivery

Incubation time: 24 hours

Incubation temperature: 24 ± 2 hours, at the temperature recommendation of MicroVal/ NordVal 37 ± 1 °C AOAC 35 ± 2 °C

Shelf life: 24 months after manufacture

Viable count in water or liquid food

Drop 1 ml of sample (dilute if necessary) onto the center of the Compact Dry plate.

Viable count in solid food

Add buffer solution to the sample and homogenize with stomacher®. Drop 1 ml of sample (dilute if necessary) onto the center of the dry pad on the Compact Dry plate.  

Viable count in swab test samples

Use a sterile wet wipe to wipe the surface to be analyzed and return it to the unit with the rinse solution.  

Drop 1 ml of rinse solution (dilute if necessary) onto the center of the Compact Dry plate.  

Use Compact Dry Swab (art. No. ZCS1002953, content 40 pcs) as a single-use application (1 ml) or Promedia ST-25 (art. No. Z0302, content 10 pcs) as a multiple application (10 ml) for this procedure.