The 3M™ Petrifilm™ Aerobic Count (AC) Plate is a ready-made  culture medium system that contains Standard Methods  nutrients, a cold-water-soluble gelling agent and an indicator  that facilitates colony enumeration. 3M Petrifilm AC Plates are  used for the…

Our animal blood is obtained from a controlled herd that is kept free of antimicrobic drugs and disease. All animals are maintained in a healthy condition and treated humanely in accordance with government regulations. Fresh blood is delivered to Hardy Diagnostics every week. We ship to our…

Contains all of the components needed for performing the Gram Stain test for categorizing bacteria as gram-negative or gram-positive C376G23 Kit contains one 250 mL bottle of each of the following: gram crystal violet solution, gram safranin solution, gram decolorizer solution and gram iodine…

3M™ Petrifilm™ E. coli/Coliform Count (EC) Plates contain Violet Red Bile (VRB)  nutrients, a cold-water-soluble gelling agent, an indicator of glucuronidase activity,  and an indicator that facilitates colony enumeration. Most E. coli (about 97%)  produce…

Features: For the non-selective cultivation of microorganisms. General growth media for bacteria, yeast, and fungi Contains 5% sheep blood from a veterinary supervised, controlled herd of donor animals. Blood is guaranteed to be from healthy antibiotic-free animals Polystyrene Petri…

Self-Contained Biological Indicators (SCBIs) for monitoring sterilization processes provide fast, visible,consistent and reliable results offering peace of mind for assurance of effective steam sterilization processing. Use of SCBIs reduces the possibility of contamination and minimizes the…

3M™ Petrifilm™ Rapid Aerobic Count Plates (RAC) feature technology that facilitates colony enumeration in just 24 hours for most food matrices / environmental samples and resists distortion caused by spreader colonies. Aerobic count bacteria are present in a variety of food…

The 3M™ Quick Swab is a ready-to-use environmental swab system consisting of a five inch, rayon-tipped swab containing Letheen neutralizing buffer to facilitate recovery of bacteria. Benefits 3M™ Quick Swabs reduce labor required to prepare, gather and plate environmental…

Tetrathionate Broth Base was first formulated by Mueller (1) who showed that this medium favours the unrestricted growth of enteric pathogens by selectively inhibiting the coliforms. Muellers medium was subsequently modified by Kauffman (2) and Knox (3) in which they obtained more number of…

The 3M™ Petrifilm™ Rapid Yeast and Mold Count Plate method is faster and easier than the traditional agar method that requires a five-day incubation period. Yeast and molds can grow in a wide range of conditions in raw materials, finished products and production environments,…

Water test kit using ATP bioluminescence to detect overall biological load in a sample. Provides expanded flexibility over single shot devices, allowing sample clean up in cases of high quenching, particulates or fibres in aqueous samples. Best suited for laboratories and ideal for process…

Crosstex offers a full line of Spore Strips for use in monitoring sterilization processes. Spore Strips consist of inoculated filter paper, 6 mm x 30 mm, packaged in glassine peel pouches or envelopes. The glassine packaging provides protection from environmental contaminants during transport post…

From papaic hydrolysis of soybean meal. Low NaCl content.

48 hour result (brown cap) and 24 hour result (blue cap) biological indicators and test packs for steam sterilization cycles Biological indicators that monitor the effectiveness of the steam sterilization process and provide results within 24-48 hours. Biological indicators provide the best…

3M™ Clean-Trace™ Surface Protein Plus Test Swab PRO100 is a simple, quick, and reliable method of checking for the removal of protein residues after cleaning and quickly identifies contamination. This sensitive tool detects as little as 50µg of protein on surfaces. A quick,…

Corning Matrigel Matrix Growth Factor Reduced (GFR) is suited for applications where a more highly defined basement membrane preparation is desired. Available in standard GFR, High Concentration (HC), and Phenol Red-Free formats. Corning Matrigel® Basement Membrane Matrix is effective for the…

3M™ Petrifilm™ Yeast and Mold Count Plates identify food borne yeast and mold in your food products and in your food processing environment. Yeasts are easily differentiated from molds on the plate: - Yeasts are typically indicated by small, blue-green colonies with defined edges…

Spore Ampoules are ideal for use in validation and routine monitoring of liquid steam sterilization cycles. Spore Ampoules are manufactured using hermetically sealed Type I borosilicate glass containing an exclusively formulated Tryptic Soy Broth (TSB) modified with pH indicator, and Geobacillus…

BD Tryptic Soy Broth (Soybean-Casein Digest Medium) is a general purpose liquid enrichment medium used in qualitative procedures for the sterility test and for the enrichment and cultivation of aerobic microorganisms that are not excessively fastidious. In clinical microbiology, it may be used for…

The systemic mycoses that are responsible for coccidiodomycosis, histoplasmosis and blastomycosis infections (1), although unrelated generically, morphologically and culturally, have one characteristic in common, that of dimorphism. The dimorphic organisms involved exist in nature as the…

Crosstex offers a full line of Mini Spore Strips for use in monitoring sterilization processes. Mini Spore Strips consist of inoculated filter paper, 2 mm x 10 mm, packaged in glassine peel pouches or envelopes. The glassine packaging provides protection from environmental contaminants during…

Used for cultivating fastidious microorganisms and for the visualization of hemolytic reactions produced by many bacterial species. Store in Refrigerator. NOTE: the items below have an ice fee included in the price.

Enzymatic digest of casein

Our animal blood is obtained from a controlled herd that is kept free of antimicrobic drugs and disease. All animals are maintained in a healthy condition and treated humanely in accordance with government regulations. Fresh blood is delivered to Hardy Diagnostics every week. We ship to our…

An indicator in the 3M™ Petrifilm™ Enterobacteriaceae Count Plate colors all colonies red. The top film traps gas produced by some bacteria. Acid-producing bacteria are  seen as red colonies surrounded by yellow zones. Bacteria producing gas and/or acid are considered to be…

3M™ Petrifilm™ Coliform Count (CC) Plates contain Violet Red Bile (VRB) nutrients, a cold-water-soluble gelling agent, and a tetrazolium indicator that facilitates colony enumeration. The top film traps gas produced by the lactose fermenting coliforms. U.S. Food and Drug…

For the cultivation of microorganisms. Also known as TSB or Soybean-Casein Digest Broth, USP. C838N79 Tryptic Soy Broth (TSB) in a ReadyRack™ The ReadyRack™ is a plastic rack designed for cleanroom use and can be rinsed with alcohol. It is a convenient way to bring media into…

Lyophilized rabbit plasma, for the identification of Staphylococcus aureus by the coagulase test. EDTA helps eliminate false positives, not recommended for germ tubes, packaged in a vial with a rubber septum and aluminum crimp seal.

Used for the cultivation and enumeration of yeasts and molds. Conforms with specification of The United States Pharmacopeia (USP). Recommended by the American Public Health Association for plate counts of yeasts and molds in the examination of foods and dairy products. Recommended in the USP for…

Crosstex offers a full line of Mini Spore Strips for use in monitoring sterilization processes. Mini Spore Strips consist of inoculated filter paper, 2 mm x 10 mm, packaged in glassine peel pouches or envelopes. The glassine packaging provides protection from environmental contaminants during…

(Single Strength EC Broth with durham tube for gas detection) For the detection of coliforms in water.