3M™ Petrifilm™ Aqua Coliform Count Plates

Detects coliforms in bottled water

3M™ Petriﬁlm™ Aqua Coliform Count Plates are sample-ready media plates used to measure coliform levels and provide reliable test method for bottled water.

Each plate contains a water-soluble gelling agent, nutrients and indicators in a dry, shelf-stable format. The indicator dye colors all colonies red, and the top film traps the gas produced by the coliforms. Gas trapped around red coliform colonies indicates confirmed colonies.

The 3M Petrifilm Plate Advantage
In today’s environment of heightened focus on food safety and increasingly stringent quality requirements, labs are under pressure to provide tests that are fast, reliable and consistently accurate. 3M Petrifilm Plates have demonstrated consistent performance that has been cited globally with more than 200 certificates, recognitions, validations, and peer-review publications. For more than 30 years, food safety professionals around the world have put their trust in 3M Petrifilm Plates. That’s because 3M Petrifilm Plates have streamlined, standardized and simplified the process of microbial quantitative indicator testing, improving productivity and helping ensure the highest levels of product quality.

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Benefits

Benefits

Results in 24 hours.
Detects coliforms in bottled water.
Plates are sample-ready, eliminating the time-consuming, cumbersome step of preparing media/agar dishes.
This plate has been awarded AOAC® Performance Tested Methods℠ (PTM) Certificate #091101 for bottled water
Compatible with membrane filtration systems

Specifications

Specifications


Approved Environmental Marketing Claim (EMC)	3M Petrifilm Plates provide a significantly more sustainable alternative to traditional agar tests for quantitative microbial indicator testing of food and beverages. Reducing: 66% Waste 75% Greenhouse Gas Emissions 76% Energy Use 79% Water
Brand	Petrifilm™
Quantity	1000 plates/case, 50 plates/box
Recommended Industry	Beverage & Bottled Water
Storage Temperature	Store at temperatures less than or equal to 8°C.
Test Type	Water Testing

Required to use

Required to use

3M™ Petrifilm™ Spreader 12-2376-7436-6, Bulk

Design easily spreads inoculum over uniform area.
The spreader is reusable and does not contact plating surface or sample.
Clear acrylic material allows the technician to observe and control spread.
Easy to use tool

This 3M™ Petrifilm™ Spreader is an easy-to-use tool designed to quickly and evenly distribute inoculum within the 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plate.

This spreader is compatible with the following 3M Petrifilm Plates: Aerobic Count Plates, Coliform Count Plates, Rapid Coliform Count Plates, Enterobacteriaceae Count Plates, E. coli/Coliform Count Plates, Aqua Coliform Count Plates and Aqua Heterotrophic Count Plates. Once the sample has been prepared, the top film is lifted from the 3M Petrifilm Plate to expose the inoculation area and the diluted sample is added. The technician places the film onto the sample then uses the spreader to distribute the sample. The clear acrylic construction of the spreader allows the technician to ensure proper inoculum distribution.