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Petrifilm™ Aqua Heterotrophic Count (AQHC) Plates

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  • Eliminates the need for agar preparation
  • 18-month shelf life
  • Reduces incubator space and waste
  • Easy to use
  • Available in packs of 100 or 1000 plates
  • *Free delivery only available to UK Mainland addresses
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3M™ Petrifilm™ Aqua Heterotrophic Count Plates provide fast, accurate results in enumerating heterotrophic bacteria in the bottled water industry. These plates are used for the enumeration of heterotrophic bacteria in bottled water industries.

  • Results in 3-5 days.
  • Detects heterotrophic bacteria in bottled water.
  • Plates are sample-ready, eliminating the time-consuming, cumbersome step of preparing media/agar dishes.

3M Petrifilm Aqua Plates are sample-ready media that replace conventional agar, Petri dishes, media pads and disposable filter funnels used in the microbial testing of water.

Each plate contains a water-soluble gelling agent, nutrients and indicators in a dry, shelf-stable format. 3M Petrifilm Aqua Plates can be used with the membrane filtration technique or the 1 mL direct-plating technique for Heterotrophic Count. 3M recommends using Mixed Cellulose Ester (MCE) filters, the most widely used filter material for water testing.

3M Petrifilm Aqua Plates take up 85% less space than agar dishes and 95% less space than disposable filter funnels. That frees up valuable space in your incubator, on your lab bench, in your refrigerator and in your waste container.

Recommended Industry for Aqua Heterotrophic Count Plates: Environmental, Food & Beverage, Water Testing

Benefits

  • Eliminates the need for agar preparation
  • 18-month shelf life
  • Reduces incubator space and waste
  • Easy to use
  • Available in packs of 100 or 1000 plates

 

Method: Plate with Filter Procedure

  • 48h - ± 3h at 35℃ - ± 2℃

Method: Direct Plate Procedure

  • 44h - ± 4h at 36℃ - ± 2℃ 
  • 68h - ± 4h at 22℃ - ± 2℃

Incubation: Stacks of 20 or less

Optimum pH Range: Not Applicable

Recommended Counting Range: 

Counting Area: 20cm2

Spreader Type: 3M™ Petrifilm™ Spreader

The innovative 3M Petrifilm Count Plates range offers a fast, easy to use, reliable and accurate disposable microbiological counting system. Petrifilm count plates are designed to improve testing efficiency and reduce operational costs versus traditional methods, helping contract and in-house laboratories increase productivity and profitability./p>

3M6450

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Food Production and Safety

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