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MC Media Pad Brochure
MC Media Pad Brochure
MC Media Pad Brochure
AT A GLANCE
The new color-coded MC-Media Pads.
Transparent
cover film
Water soluble layer including
Non-woven fabric nutrients, chromogenic
Media Pad
substances and inhibitors
Waterproof sheet
Adhesive film
The MC-Media Pad is designed for convenient and rapid routine testing of microbial
contaminations in your food and beverage products. The pads are coated with a growth
medium and chromogenic substrates for specific detection allowing faster results and
improved read-outs. When the sample is applied the liquid spreads evenly on the pad by
capillary action. No additional working steps are required, improving the workflow and
reducing the risk of contamination. The transparent cover film can be easily opened and
closed with one hand and the color coding ensures that you can always pick the right
one at a glance. MC-Media Pads comply with international standards (AOAC-PTM, Microval)
and are quality controlled according to ISO 11133.
Enjoy
the benefits
of a ready-to-use
method.
Why stick to traditional media plates if there is an alternative available which can improve
your workflow, while providing accurate and reliable results? MC-Media Pads are ready-to-use
and provide additional features for your financial benefit and cost-efficiency:
Open the cover film After inoculation, Close the cover film and Count.
diagonally, then sample will diffuse incubate according to
inoculate sample to automatically into application conditions.
center of the pad. the whole pad.
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The MC-Media Pad portfolio offers a broad range of products for the main applications in the food and beverage industry.
Use of chromogenic indicators leads to specific results and allows for better interpretation. Just incubate at 25 °C or
35 °C for 24-48 hours to detect dedicated contaminants.
Coliform
Incubation: 35 °C, 24 hours
Read out: Coliforms produce blue/blue-green colored colonies due to β-galactosidase
production. Gram negative non-coliform bacteria form colorless colonies. Regardless of
strength of color, all blue/blue-green colored colonies should be counted.
Staphylococcus Aureus
Incubation: 35 °C, 24 hours
Read out: S. aureus form circular light blue/blue colored colonies. Even though other
bacteria are inhibited strongly, some bacteria (especially Bacillus species) can form gray/
black colored colonies.
Ordering Information
MC-Media Pad Convenient culture media for rapid AOAC-PTM 100 Pads 1323020001
Rapid Aerobic enumeration of aerobic microbial Microval
Count contamination QC acc. ISO 11133
MC-Media Pad Convenient culture media for enumeration AOAC-PTM 100 Pads 1322990001
Coliform of coliform bacteria QC acc. ISO 11133
MC-Media Pad Convenient culture media for simultaneous AOAC-PTM 100 Pads 1323000001
enumeration of Escherichia coli and QC acc. ISO 11133
coliform bacteria E. coli & Coliform
MC-Media Pad Convenient culture media for enumeration AOAC-PTM 100 Pads 1323030001
Yeast & Mold of total yeast and mold count Microval
QC acc. ISO 11133
MC-Media Pad Convenient culture media for enumeration AOAC-PTM 100 Pads 1323010001
Staph. aureus of Staphylococcus aureus Microval
Optional accessories
Enrichment Paddle Homogenizer, 5427650001
Sample Maximum volume of food sample:
400ml Homogenizer ESH
For further information, please visit
MerckMillipore.com/MC-MediaPads
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