Easy DryTM are absorbent pads saturated with a sterile, dehydrated culture medium. Each pad is pre-plated in a Petri dish and is immediately ready to use after pouring sterile distilled or deionized water on it. Easy DryTM are optimal for the examination of large sample volumes by the membrane filter method.
Easy DryTM Sabouraud Dextrose is a non-selective isolation medium used for the growth and maintenance of pathogenic and non-pathogenic fungi from clinical and nonclinical specimens.
This medium complies with EN ISO 11133 for microbiological examination of food, animal feed and water, where it is described as the main reference medium to carry out quantitative testing on culture media intended for fungi.
Its formula meets the requirements of the Harmonized method in the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP), European Pharmacopoeia (EP) and Japanese Pharmacopoeia (JP) for the microbiological examination of non sterile products.
PREPARATION
1.
Cut open a bag and remove the number of Easy Dry plates needed.
2.
Moisten the pad contained
in the Petri dish with 2.2 ml of sterile distilled or deionized water.
3.
Wait 5 minutes before
using.
TEST PROCEDURE
Filter the sample through a filter membrane (0.45 µm pore diameter). Transfer the membrane onto a plate containing a just rehydrated pad. Incubate aerobically at 20-25°C for 5-7 days or at 30-35°C for 24-48 hours.
INTERPRETING RESULTS
Perform the counting: the total combined yeasts/moulds count (TYMC) is considered to be equal to the number of CFU found.
APPEARANCE OF THE MEDIUM
Whitish pad. Yellowish once rehydrated.
STORAGE
Store at 10-25°C away from light. Do not
use the product beyond its expiry date on the label or if product shows any
evidence of contamination or any sign of deterioration.
SHELF LIFE
2 years.
