Hardy Diagnostics™ HardyCHROM™ ECC Chromogenic Medium

Description

HardyCHROM™ ECC is a chromogenic media recommended for the detection, differentiation, and enumeration of Escherichia coli and other coliforms in food, water, or enviromental samples based on colony color.

• Routine testing to assess the sanitary quality of food and water is directed at the detection and enumeration of indicator organisms rather than pathogens. The coliform group of organisms is recognized as the principal indicator of unsanitary conditions.
• E. coli can be identified as pink to violet colored colonies on the plate
• Other coliform bacteria will appear as turquoise colonies
• Organisms other than coliforms or E. coli (including approximately 4% of E. coli strains and most O157 strains) will appear as white or colorless colonies
• Selective agents have been added to inhibit the growth of gram-positive and other non-coliform bacteria
• Each contact plate has a specified grid molded into the bottom of the plate for enumeration of microbial colonies growing on a variety of surfaces.
• This media is to be stored and incubated in the dark

Specifications

• Appearance: Slightly Opalescent
• Color: Light Amber
• Product Type: Contact Plate
• Target Organism Class: Coliforms, E. coli, Gram-negative Rods
• Fill Volume: 18 mL
• Incubation Conditions: 35°C
• Incubation Time: 18 to 24 hr.
• Diameter (Metric): 100 mm
• Species: Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter cloacae subsp. cloacae, Enterococcus faecalis