When two species are detected in a test sample, the colony count becomes staircase.

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(Colony count graph is obtained for microbes automatically.)

Ｅ. ｃｏｌｉ sample of single species

C. albicans sample of single species

E. coli and C. albicans sample of two mixed species

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[Wide Colony Count Range]
Range of automated colony count is from 1 to about 10 thousand.

MicroBio µ3D has a wide count range and counts from 1 colony to closer to 10 thousands.

[Rapid Detection and Count]
They are the results that show how MicroBio µ3D system detect and counts micro-colonies rapidly and automatically.

These are the performance results of automated rapid detection and count of MicroBio µ3D on E. coli, Aspergillus brasiliensis and Candida albicans. Detection is in real time.

[Colony Count Unit]
A cluster of touched colonies is counted correctly as separated colonies.

CFU (Colony Forming Unit) has been used for counting microbial colonies as the unit. Using MicroBio µ3D system, the exact number can be used for counting colonies.

[Invisible colonies detected]
Colonies under a piece of hamburger is detected.

MicroBio µ3D detects invisible colonies under a piece ot hamburger. The colonies become visible after a prolonged incubation, coming out from the rim of a meat piece.

[Pricise Colony Count]
There are 4 colonies detected among a few hundred of hamburger fragments.

There are 4 E. coli colonies detected and counted precisely among a few hundred hamburger fragments in a poured cliform detection agar plate.