Petrifilm EB Enterobacteriaceae Count

Rapid, Accurate Enterobacteriaceae Counts

Results in 24 hours
Official Methods of Analysis (OMA) #2003.01 for selected foods
NF VALIDATION certificate: Neogen® 01/6-09/97 for
All human food products, Animal feed and Production environmental samples by AFNOR Certification.
Can be used with the Neogen Petrifilm™ Reader Advanced

Neogen Petrifilm™ Enterobacteriaceae count plates are used for the enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae in the food, beverage and bottled water industries. The plates can be used to determine a source of contamination from environmental surfaces, raw materials, food products and bottled water. The enumeration will include all coliforms as well as potential pathogens such as Salmonella and Shigella.

A sample-ready culture medium which eliminates media production and quality control. The plates contain modified Violet Red Bile Glucose (VRBG) nutrients, a cold-water-soluble gelling agent, and a tetrazolium indicator that facilitates colony enumeration.

Enterobacteriaceae are oxidase negative, gram negative rods that ferment glucose to produce acid and / or gas. Enterobacteriaceae colonies will appear as red colonies associated with yellow zone, red colonies associated with gas bubbles, red colonies associated with yellow zones and with gas bubbles.

Neogen Petrifilm™ Enterobacteriaceae count plates can also be read using the Neogen Petrifilm Reader Advanced which provides consistent automated reading and recording of results within 4 seconds.