The 3M™ Petrifilm™ Enterobacteriaceae Count (EB) Plate is a sample-ready-culture medium system which contains modified Violet Red Bile Glucose (VRBG) nutrients, a cold-water-soluble gelling agent, and a tetrazolium indicator that facilitates colony enumeration. 3M Petrifilm EB Plates are used for the enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae in the food and beverage industries. Enterobacteriaceae are oxidase-negative, Gram-negative rods that ferment glucose to produce acid and/or gas. On 3M Petrifilm EB Plates, Enterobacteriaceae will appear as red colonies with yellow zones, red colonieswith gas bubbles, or red colonies with yellow zones and gas bubbles.
Details
•Confirmed Enterobacteriaceae results in 24 hours.
•Plates are sample-ready, eliminating the time-consuming, cumbersome step of preparing media/agar dishes.
•Can be used with the 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plate Reader for consistent, fast, automated reading and recording of results.
•This plate has been awarded AOAC® Performance Tested Methods℠ (PTM) Certificate #030601
3M Enterobacteriaceae Count Plates
- Brand: 3M Food Safety
- Product Code: 6420,6421
- Availability: In Stock