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Use
BBL Prepared Plated Media are for the isolation of microorganisms from samples or specimens. They are ready for immediate use.

Types
BBL Prepared Plated Media are routinely available in several types of Petri-style dishes, containing a variety of media:

• Stacker™: 100 × 15 mm-style dishes containing one medium. The Stacker dishes interlock, minimizing the hazard of sliding dishes.
• Stacker™ I Plate™: 100 × 15 mm-style dishes with two sections containing one or two media.
• Y Plate™: 100 × 15 mm-style dishes with three sections, each containing a different media formulation.
• 150 mm Dishes: These dishes are used primarily for antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
• JEMBEC™, and Gono-Pak: For transporting specimens, especially Neisseria gonorrhoeae. The JEMBEC plate consists of a rectangular shaped plate with a snap-on lid. The Gono-Pak consists of a 100 x 15 mm plate with a reservoir for a carbon dioxide-generating tablet. Both systems are packed with bags and CO2 tablets.
• RODAC™ (Replicate Organism Detection and Counting) Plate: Used for surface sampling for microbial contamination. The base has inward-sloping walls and a convex bottom designed to keep the agar bed in place during transit and use.

Storage
On receipt, store plates at 2 to 8°C. Media containing dyes must be protected from light at all times.

Packaging
Plates are supplied in packages of five, eight, ten, twenty or twenty-four and cartons of one hundred.

Product Information
BD Diagnostic Systems provides detailed product information and quality control specifications in a Quality Control and Product Information Manual. For a copy, contact your BD Diagnostic Systems Sales Representative or BD Diagnostic Systems Technical Services office.
BD Diagnostic Systems quality control procedures include the specifications published in the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS) Approved Standard M22-A2, Quality Assurance for Commercially Prepared Microbiological Culture Media. Samples of each lot of prepared tubed media included in the standard are tested according to NCCLS protocols and only satisfactory lots are released for distribution. Whenever the standard is amended or revised, samples will be tested and lots released according to the specifications in that document.