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Simport's offering for Petri dishes

When we think of Simport, we imagine cassettes for histology, tubes of PCR but we rarely think of Petri dishes. It is strange because we offer a whole range of them! Maybe it’s just because we don’t offer the one that’s used daily in all microbiology labs, the classic dish of 15 x 100 mm. Our offer is a little more esoteric than that— Let’s see what’s in it.

First, a little semantics, if I may. It seems that this pretty but strange name "petri" comes from that of its inventor Julius Richard Petri, a German bacteriologist who invented this device at the beginning of the 20th century.

Our flagship D210-18 50 x 9 mm product is typically used to deposit the filters used for drinking water testing. Filter a predetermined amount of water, place the filter in the petri dish, add the liquid nutrient medium and incubate for 24 or 48 hours. Afterward, the number of colonies is counted and the number of colonies must be below a certain threshold; and that certain types of bacteria such as E. coli are absent, for the water to be considered fit for consumption. Our product distinguishes by its excellent sealing to prevent evaporation. The point here is that if it’s reasonable to buy filters from the filter companies, you can also potentially save a lot of money by buying petri dish from a manufacturer of disposable labware.

We also offer other deeper Petri dishes (D210-7 and D210-8 either 20 or 25 mm deep) This makes it possible to put more culture medium and thus to allow more tedious organisms to grow for longer periods of time, as for yeast, for example.

The D210-16 is a unique petri dish because it is square and has a grid! This model is often used in research for phage virus typing. And this shape allows optimal use of the incubator space!

Finally, contact plates D210-17 are also available which, when filled with culture media, allow the level of contamination of a surface to be tested by simply depositing the dish in question to collect the contaminants and count them after the incubation period, this is also facilitated by an integrated grid.

So no doubt now. When looking for products for microbiology, we must also think of Simport!

More information

D210-17 Flat Bottom Contact Plate

Dimensions of 60 x 15 mm. Volume of 20 ml. These dishes are free from optical distortion and are sterile. The grid is 10 x 10 mm with numbered and lettered squares to facilitate counting and to locate colonies.

D210-17D Convex Bottom Contact Plate

D210-15 - 35 mm x 10 mm Sterile Petri Dish

Selected for small quantities of culture media. For unimpaired observation of specimen growth with raised straight ridge around top for stable stacking. This dish has three venting ribs into the underside of the lid to prevent condensation build-up. Volume of 9 ml.

D210-14 - 50 mm x 9 mm Sterile Petri Dish

Box type dish, for classroom studies, water studies, culturing of mycobacteria, aerosol testing, membrane filter and immunodiffusion techniques. A tight lid prevents sample dehydration. Volume of 12 ml.

D210-13 - 60 mm x 15 mm Sterile Petri Dish

For use whenever a small quantity of culture is desirable. For unimpaired observation of specimen growth with raised straight ridge around top for stable stacking. This dish has three venting ribs on the edge of the dish to prevent condensation build-up. Volume of 28 ml.

D210-7 - 100 mm x 20 mm Sterile Petri Dish

For unimpaired observation of specimen growth with raised straight ridge around top for stable stacking. Volume of 100 ml.

D210-7WL - 100 mm x 20 mm Vented Sterile Petri Dish

This dish has three venting ribs into the underside of the lid to prevent condensation build-up. Volume of 100 ml.

D210-18B - 50 mm x 9 mm Sterile Petri Dish with Absorbent Pad

These Petri dishes with absorbent pads are ideal for culturing micro-organisms on either agar or broth-based media. Designed to accommodate 47 mm diameter membrane filters. These dishes are stackable and have squared off edges on both the top and bottom which provide convenient grips for one-handed opening. The snug-fitting top ensures that neither the absorbent pad nor the agar media will dry out during incubation. A frosted area on top of the lid permits labeling.

D210-8R - 100 mm x 25 mm Sterile Petri Dish

Accommodates deeper fills for longer culture periods. Used for fungal cultures, plant propagation. Comes with non-vented lid having a raised straight ridge around top for stable stacking. Volume of 125 ml.

D210-8 - 100 mm x 25 mm Vented Sterile Petri Dish

Accommodates deeper fills for longer culture periods. Used for fungal cultures, plant propagation. This dish has three venting ribs into the underside of the lid to prevent condensation build-up. Volume of 125 ml.

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