CompactDry

CompactDry AQ for water heterotrophic bacteria.

CompactDry AQ plates contains a chromogenic nutrient poor medium for determining the colony count of heterotrophic organisms in treated drinking water and ultra-pure water.
Colonies are almost all red. Yeast tends to grow as white-pink colonies. Moulds grow as a typical 3-dimensional cotton wool form.

CompactDry X-BC for Bacillus cereus

CompactDry X-BC combines the properties of chromogenic dry media and gel contact plates. It is used for the quantitative detection of Bacillus cereus in food samples. Bacillus cereus forms light blue to blue colonies.

CompactDry CF for coliform.

CompactDry CF is an easy tool for the detection of coliform bacteria. The media contains the chromogenic enzyme substrate X-Gal and coliforms colonies are coloured blue/blue green. The growth of other bacterial types (genius) is mostly inhibited but in certain instances may form colourless colonies.

CompactDry CF-L to test for coliforms in dairy products.

Coliforms are gram-negative, facultative anaerobic, non-spore forming bacteria and commonly found in animal intestines and soil. The term “coliform” refers to enteric bacteria found in foodstuff such as meat, shellfish, dairy products, other foods and in particular, water. Bacteria such as Shigella, Salmonella, Yersinia, Citrobacter, Klebsiella, and Enterobacter are all coliforms, but the most recognized coliform is Escherichia coli.

Testing for the presence of coliform is important in the food industry, particularly in dairy production.

CompactDry EC for Escherichia coli and coliform.

CompactDry EC is a medium to detect E. coli and coliform bacteria. The medium contains two different chromogenic enzyme substrates: Magenta-Gal and X-Gluc. E.coli forms blue colonies. Red and blue colonies counted together provides the total coliform number.

CompactDry ECO is a dehydrated medium plate used to detect E. coli in food and beverages.

E. coli is a bacterium that is commonly found in the gut of humans and warm-blooded animals.
The presence of E. coli is an indicator of faecal contamination and possible presence of enteric pathogens in water, seafood, dairy, raw & undercooked ground meat products, and raw vegetables.

Monitoring and identification of E. coli is used at each step of the food production process as a quality control parameter.

CompactDry ETB for Enterobacteriacae

CompactDry ETB is very easy to use system to detect Enterobacteriacae. Its substrates allows the differentiation of the Enterobacteriacae from other groups.

Enterobacteriacae are red/purple coloured. Red/purple coloured colonies plus other coloured colonies together form the total gram negative bacteria count.

CompactDry ETC for Enterococcus species

The CompactDry ETC is based on the usage of X-glucoside (X-Gluc) and selective antibiotics.

Enterococci β-glucosidase targets X-Gluc and allows the specific detection of enterococci through the formation of blue to blue/green colonies.

CompactDry LM is a ready-to-use, chromogenic plate for enumeration and detection of Listeria monocytogenes in food and drinks. Evaluation of surfaces and in working environments using the CompactDry Swab. Detection of Listeria monocytogenes through the combination of selective agents and chromogenic substrates. Listeria monocytogenes form red colonies with a blue halo.

CompactDry LS for Listeria species

CompactDry LS is used for the quantitative detection of Listeria in food and drinks. Evaluation of surfaces and in working environments using the CompactDry Swab. Detection of Listeria through the combination of selective agents and chromogenic substrates. Listeria species form light blue/blue colonies.

CompactDry PA for Pseudomonas aeruginosa

CompactDry PA for Quantitative detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. P. aeruginosa forms red colonies which are generally surrounded by a greenish-yellow halo.

CompactDry SL for Salmonella species

CompactDry SL detects Salmonella using 20 – 24 hours pre-enrichment steps.
The plates are based on the combination of different test principles:

1. Alkalinisation of the medium, by Salmonella lysine decarboxylase the medium colour will change from blue-purple to yellow. The yellow coloration spreads over the plate due to Salmonella motility.
2. Greening of the colony, caused by decomposition of chromogenic substrate with a specific Salmonella enzyme. Black colonies are generated by hydrogen sulphide producing Salmonella.

CompactDry TC for Total count

CompactDry TC is a medium for total viable bacterial count, which contains nutrient standard agar. Bacterial colonies are coloured red on CompactDry TC due to the redox indicator tetrazolium.

CompactDry TCR for Total Count Rapid

CompactDry TCR (Total Count Rapid) plate is a dehydrated standard nutrient medium plate for total viable bacterial count in food and water.
Bacterial colonies are coloured red due to the triphenyl tetrazolium chloride redox indicator. Colonies are easy to identify and differentiate from possible food residues.

CompactDry VP for Vibrio parahaemolyticus

CompactDry VP can easily detect Vibrio parahaemolyticus, but also differentiates Vibrio parahaemolyticus from other vibrio species. The product contains a specific chromogenic substrate for Vibrio parahaemolyticus which develops blue/green or blue colonies, other vibrio species form white colonies.

CompactDry X-SA for Staphylococcus aureus

CompactDry X-SA is a medium used to determine Staphylococcus aureus by means of selective growth and differentiation.

CompactDry YM/YMR for yeast and mould

CompactDry YM/YMR differentiates yeasts and mould through characteristic colour development and morphology. The medium contains the chromogenic enzyme substrate X-Phos which results in blue yeast colonies. Moulds form “cotton wool” colonies with a characteristic colour. Antibiotics inhibit the growth of bacteria.
The CompactDry YM/YMR facilitates very good 3-dimension growth of yeast and mould.