Merck’s ReadyPlate™ 55 ready-to-use agar plates offer streamlined, convenient and efficient sample testing for quality control of water and filterable beverages.

With a diameter of just 55 mm, ReadyPlate™ 55 plates are much smaller than standard 90 mm plates, freeing up valuable space in the incubator while reducing waste. The plates are available in a variety of certified kits which combine the agar plates with matching membranes needed for testing. The plates’ lockable, stackable format increases safety and reduces the risk of cross contamination during handling, transport and incubation. The high fill volume makes positioning and removal of membranes to and from the agar plate easy, reducing the risk of handling mistakes and false positives.

ReadyPlate™ 55 plates can be conveniently stored at room temperature and have a six-to-nine-month shelf life that reduces the energy and storage space needed for refrigeration. The plates are available in a variety of certified kits which combine the agar plates with matching membranes needed for testing. ReadyPlate™ 55 agar plates and ReadyPlate™ 55 certified kits can help customers to improve their sample testing workflows by increasing efficiency without compromising quality.

Key benefits of ReadyPlate™ 55 Agar Plates:

• Enable better stacking and safer transport.
• Require less incubator space while simultaneously reducing waste.
• Streamline sample testing for quality control of water and filterable beverages.
• Reduce the energy and storage space needed for refrigeration.
• Increase safety and reduces risk of cross contamination during handling, transport, and incubation.

ReadyPlate™ 55 plates are manufactured in an ISO 9001 manufacturing facility, released by an ISO 17025 accredited QC laboratory, and are in compliance with EN ISO 11133:2014, as well as individual culture media standards. 

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