3M™ Petrifilm™ Staph Express Count (STX) Plates

3M™ Petrifilm™ Staph Express Count Plates provide confirmed Staphylococcus aureus results. Confirmed Staph aureus appears as distinctive red-violet colonies. If you encounter high background flora in your staph testing, the 3M Petrifilm Staph Express Disk can be used to identify Staph aureus from all suspect colonies.

Recommended Industries for Staph Express Count Plates: Dairy, Fruits & Vegetables, Meat, Pet Food & Animal Feed, Poultry, Poultry & Eggs, Prepared & Processed Foods, Seafood

Benefits

• Results in 24 Hours.
• Plates are sample-ready, eliminating the time-consuming, cumbersome step of preparing media/agar dishes.
• This plate has been awarded Official Methods of Analysis (OMA) #2003.07, #2003.8 and #2003.11 and NF VALIDATION certificates: 3M-01/9-04/03 A and 3M-01/9-04/03 B by AFNOR Certification.
• 3M™ Petrifilm™ Plates use 75% less energy, use 79% less water, produce 75% less greenhouse gases and result in 66% less waste (by weight and volume) compared to competitive agar methods.

S. aureus appears as distinctive red-violet colonies. Other colonies have to be checked using the Staph express disk.

If you encounter high background flora in your staph testing, the 3M™ Petrifilm™ Staph Express Disk can be used to identify Staph aureus from all suspect colonies.

Method: AOAC Official Method of Analysis

• In Food -
• Plate: 24h - ± 2h at 35℃ - ± 1℃ or 37℃ - ± 1℃
• Disk: 1-3h at 35℃ - ± 1℃ or 37℃ - ± 1℃

NF Validation by AFNOR Certification

• All Human Food and Pet Food
• Plate: 24h ± 2h at 37℃ ± 1℃
• Disk: 3h at 37℃ ± 1℃

Incubation: Stacks of 20 or less

Optimum pH Range: 6.0 - 8.0

Recommended Counting Range: 

Counting Area: 30cm2

Spreader Type: 3M™ Petrifilm™ Flat Spreader (3M6425)

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.