RODAC Plates

[Austin Reade]

In article <5175sv$21o at paperboy.ids.net> rand777 at ids.net writes:
>From: rand777 at ids.net
>Subject: Re: RODAC Plates

>In Article <515fa7$afh at test-sun.erols.com>
>sjchiles at vt.edu (sarah) writes:
>>In article <32338A78.5F86 at sprynet.com>, bbbbd at sprynet.com says...

>>>        I was wondering what RODAC plates are. What does the name stand 
>>for, 
>>>and how are they used?
>>>        Is this a differential medium? If so, what characteristics are 
>>differentiated?
>>>        I need this information since I am a Teaching Associate for a 
>>general 
>>>Microbiology lab class.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Louis Geller
>>>CSU Long Beach

There are alternatives to RODAC plates for microbiological sampling of 
surfaces.  Two are the 3M Petri-film media and Biotest Hycon contact slides.  
Both are available with a number of different media.  The biotest, for 
example, has slides with  non-selective,  blood-enriched, coliform, and 
yeast & mold media.  We have used the 3M's in total count, total coliform and 
E. coli formats.
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