Neogen 6490 Petrifilm Staphylococcus Aureus Express Count Plate (STX) - 700002230

The Neogen Petrifilm Staph Express Count Plate (STX) is a sample-ready, chromogenic culture medium system for the enumeration and presumptive identification of Staphylococcus aureus in food and environmental samples. Catalog No. 6490; SKU 700002230; STX plates produce distinctive red-violet S. aureus colonies on a modified Baird Parker medium and are designed for use with the Petrifilm Plate Reader Advanced for consistent, automated reading. Results are intended to provide quantitative S. aureus data in 22–26 hours and the STX system is used together with Petrifilm Staph Express Disks to confirm suspect colonies.

Key Features:

• Analyte: Staphylococcus aureus
• Result type: Quantitative
• Time to result: 22 - 26 hours
• Catalog No.: 6490; SKU: 700002230; Product designation: STX
• Packaging: 50 plates per package
• Medium: Chromogenic, modified Baird Parker with coldwater soluble gelling agent
• Compatible with: Petrifilm Plate Reader Advanced

Advantages:

• Sample-ready plates eliminate time-consuming media preparation steps.
• Chromogenic formulation provides distinctive red-violet S. aureus colonies for easy presumptive identification.
• Compatible with automated plate reading for faster, consistent enumeration and recordkeeping.
• System paired with Staph Express Disks enables confirmation of suspect colonies.