Javier Amores

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Hello. Can anyone recommend a hand blender that can be used to homogeneize meat samples for microbiological analysis?

I'm implementing a small microbiology lab and requiere an homogenizer for the meat samples we produce. A small hand blender will sufice, since the amount of yearly samples will be small, hence a...

02 January 2020 1,519 1 View

Can someone help me interpret a result in a 3M Staph Express Petrifilm?

I analyzed two chocolate samples for S. aureus using 3M Staph Express. After 24 hours my plates were filled with blue-green and black colonies, so I used the Express Disk. After 1-3 hours my...

13 October 2015 8,220 2 View

Are 3M Petrifilms (AC, EC & YM) suitable for testing drinking water quality?

Hello. I would like to know if I can use 3M Petrifilms (Aerobic Count, E. coli/coliform and Yeast and mold) to measure microbiological quality of drinking water in a food processing plant. If so,...

08 September 2015 5,430 5 View

How do I sterilize cotton balls in an autoclave?

Hello. I need to swab a surface to collect the sample that I will analyze using a Salmonella detection kit. How can I sterilize the cotton balls I was planning to use with an autoclave? The...

17 July 2015 4,332 9 View