Color QCount, automatic colony counter

Very easy to use, works right out of the box.

Very efficient, it can process up to 400 plates per hour. The lighting assures uniform illumination, enhance colony contrast. It differenciate overlapping colony clusters.

ColorCount Software automatically determines the threshold of the background color. It recognizes subtle color variations and can count each hue of one color or a range of shades as one color.

Stored data is GLP compliant. Each plate image is saved in a databank and can be reanalysed. Users can manually exclude area, add or delete colonies. Hand counted plates can also be entered in the databank. All edits are tracked with operator's identification, date, time and comments.

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QCount, automatic colony counter

Very easy to use, works right out of the box.

Very efficient, it can process up to 400 plates per hour. The lighting assures uniform illumination, enhance colony contrast. It differenciate overlapping colony clusters.

ColorCount Software automatically determines the threshold of the background color. Stored data is GLP compliant. Each plate image is saved in a databank and can be reanalysed. Users can manually exclude area , add or delete colonies. Hand counted plates can also be entered in the databank. All edits are tracked with operator's identification, date, time and comments.

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PetriScan, automatic colony counter

For dry film counting.

High Throughput: can process 4 films in less than 1 minute.

Cost effective: increase productivity, reduce errors, the personnel has freeing time for other responsibilities.

PetriScan Software automatically determines the threshold of the background color by using gray scale analysis. Stored data is GLP compliant. Each film image is saved in a databank and can be reanalysed. Users can add or delete colonies. All edits are tracked with operator's identification, date, time and comments.

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Plating System Autoplate

For spiral plating.

Advantages:

• provides uniformity and reproductibility
• provides isolated colonies for sub-culturing
• simplifies plate counting
• reduces or eliminates serial dilutions
• reduces disposable pipettes, plates, media and tubes

A syringe-driven dispensing stylus deposits sample onto a rotating agar plate. The stylus moves from the near-center outward while the plate rotates as the syringe drives downward, depositing less sample as the stylus moves outward. This unique plating action eliminates most serial dilutions by continuously reducing the number of microbes placed along the spiral track.

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MB2 Air Sampler

Monitoring air quality through the collection of airborne bioaerosol contaminants

The MB2 Air Sampler collects airborne bioaerosol contaminants in both indoor and outdoor environments. Air is aspirated through a removable metal head (cover) which contains a series of 1 mm holes at a rate of 100 liters/min. The laminar air flow that is created by this design impels micro-organisms onto the agar surface of a 55 mm contact plate. After exposure to a fixed volume of air, the contact plate is removed and incubated at the required temperature. When the colonies are visible to the naked eye they are counted. The count, along with the volume of air sampled, is used to calculate the number of micro-organisms per cubic meter of air (CFU per cubic meter).

Advantages:

• User friendly operation via membrane switches and alphanumeric LCD display
• Adjustable sampling volume from 25-1000 liters
• Programmable time delayed operation (15-300 seconds)
• Lightweight (650g), portable
• Battery powered - samples upto 30,000 liters before battery needs to be recharged
• Rechargeable NiMH batteries, charger included
• Battery charge indicator
• Quiet operation - low noise

Solid Sample Preparation for Microbiology, BagSystem

The BagMixer® is a solid sample preparation system which blends the sample materials with a stomach-like action in a sterile bag. The bag is repetitively squeezed to break up the contents. Special filter bags automatically separate the juice or inoculum from the solids. A range of accessories facilitate bag handling and storage.

Advantages:

• Silent blending in a sterile bag preserves cells for better microbiological analysis
• Variable time and speed of blending
• No contact between the sample and the machine keeps the unit clean.

Gravimetric Diluter Lab Pro

The LabPro accurately and reliably automates preparation of samples. It can be used to dilute random-weight samples gravimetrically, as well as dispense liquids in predefined volumes.

A LabPro pump is interfaced with a stand-alone, Explorer balance. The controller calculates the amount of diluent to be dispensed in the sample container, based on the sample weight and userdefined diluent/sample weight ratio. For example, a weight ratio of 9.00 applied to a sample weight of 11.0. grams will result in dispensing 99.0 grams of diluent, to produce a 1:10 dilution of the sample.