PCA (Plate Count Agar), without dextrose #3564474

Use PCA (Plate Count Agar), without Dextrose (glucose) Agar as a non-selective medium to estimate the total viable bacterial in a sample. Usually duplicate plates are incubated at two different temperatures. The European Standard is incubation of one set at 36 ± 2°C for 44 ± 4 hr, and the other set at 22 ± 2°C for 68 ± 4 hr.

Validations

Certified as part of NF VALIDATION according to the ISO 6222 standard and validated by the AOAC

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Supporting Documents

• Water Safety Booklet — Guide for Products in Water Testing