Microbiology Accessories

Absorbent Pads

Sartorius 1.4 mm thick absorbent pads are wetted with the appropriate liquid culture medium before a membrane filter is placed on them. They come presterilized in plastic magazines, which fit onto the Sartorius manual dispensing device.
The absorbent pads are available in two diameters:

47 mm has approx. 3 ml absorption capacity
50 mm with approx. 3.5 ml absorption capacity.

Anaerobic Incubation Container

Stainless steel container with 11.8 cm inner diameter, 10.7 cm depth and a with metal insert for convenient insertion and removal of petri dishes.

The plastic lid holds two taps for the vacuum exhaust and for cleaning with inert gas, with 6 mm hose nipples (for 16623), vacuum gauge and sealing ring. For up to fourteen 60 mm, or up to six 90 mm petri dishes.

Colony Counter

This compact, handy battery operated colony counter, is as simple to use as a ball-point pen, and has a 4-digit LCD-display. The counter is supplied with an additional marker refill.

Stainless Steel Forceps

Membrane filters should only be handled with suitable tweezers in order to avoid contamination which can result from hand contact. Sartorius stainless steel tweezers can be flamed and they are autoclavable. They have blunt-edged tips for a careful, firm hold of the membrane filter.

Stainless Steel Prefilter Holder

The stainless steel prefilter holder allows the removal of coarse, solid particles from samples for microbiological analysis before and during the actual bacteria retentive filtration. The device is clipped between funnel and base of the stainless steel vacuum filter holders, it can be autoclaved and flamed.

Suction Flasks and Stoppers

These suction flasks are used for collecting the filtrate.  They are made of vacuum-resistant borosilicate glass, 3.3 (Duran 50 glass).