CompactDry™ EC is a ready-to-use test method recommended for the isolation and enumeration of coliforms and Escherichia coli in raw materials, finished products, or on environmental surfaces pertaining to food and related industries.

• Sturdy frame, stackable packaging
• Self-diffusing media
• Ability to subculture without damage to colonies
• No leakage
• Easy to label

CompactDry™ EC contains two kinds of chromogenic enzyme substrates: Magenta-Gal and X-Gluc. E. coli forms blue colonies, coliforms turn pink-purple. The total coliform group count is the sum of both the pink-purple and blue colonies.

Each cassette comes with four connected plates that can be easily snapped apart to support a variety of dilution scenarios.