HardyCHROM Culture Media

Differentiate at a glance with HardyCHROM

HardyCHROM is the best-selling media line offering selective and differential culture media, recommended for use in primary cultivation and isolation of microorganisms.

Hardy was the first to introduce chromogenic culture media to the United States, and continues to lead the industry in quality and customer satisfaction.

For the selective isolation of Listeria monocytogenes from food and environmental samples.

Catalog no. G317

HardyCHROM Listeria

To accelerate the isolation and differentiation of clinically important yeast species.

Catalog no. G301

CompactDry Candida

For the screening and differentiation of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) in Enterobacteriaceae.

Catalog no. G321

HardyCHROM ESBL

For the detection and differentiation of gram-negative bacteria that produce carbapenemase.

Catalog no. G323

CompactDry CRE

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For the screening of stools for the isolation and differentiation of Salmonella and Shigella without interference from Proteus.

Catalog no. G327

CompactDry SS NoPRO

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For facilitating the isolation and identification of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

Catalog no. G307

CompactDry MRSA

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The Urine Biplate expedites the isolation and differentiation of urinary tract pathogens.

Catalog no. J100

CompactDry HUrBi™

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For the rapid and reliable detection and differentiation of E. coli and other coliforms.

Catalog no. G303

CompactDry ECC

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For screening urine specimens for E. coli.

Catalog no. J123

CompactDry BluEcoli™

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Allows for the rapid and reliable detection of S. aureus from both clinical and food specimens within 24 hours.

Catalog no. G311

CompactDry S. aureus

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For the isolation and chromogenic detection of Cronobacter sakazakii.

Catalog no. G315

CompactDry sakazakii

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To facilitate the isolation and differentiation of Salmonella spp. from other members of the family Enterobacteriaceae.

Catalog no. G309

CompactDry Salmonella

To facilitate the isolation and differentiation of urinary tract pathogens, including gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria.

Catalog no. G313

CompactDry UTI

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For the isolation of enterohemorrhagic E. coli O157 from food and environmental sources.

Catalog no. G305

HardyCHROM 0157

For use as a selective and differential growth medium for the cultivation, isolation, and differentiation of Vibrio spp. from food and environmental samples.

Catalog no. G319

HardyCHROM Vibrio

For selective isolation and differentiation of Burkholderia cepacia and 28 other Bcc strains, including B. cenocepacia and B. multivorans.

Catalog no. G335

HardyCHROM Bcc

For the selective cultivation and differential isolation of Group A Streptococcus (S. pyogenes) from specimens based on colony color.

Catalog no. G337

HardyCHROM Group A Strep

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Recommended for the selective isolation and differential identification of Candida species.

Catalog no. G343

HardyCHROM Candida + auris

Basic Cannabis Microbiology Workﬂow

1 Sample Prep

Introduce your sample to primary dilution. BPW and Butterfields are common diluents in the cannabis testing lab. Use a membrane filter bag to reduce particulates on your sample.

Membrane Filter Bag

#121025

2 Homogenize

Automate and standardize samples by placing prepared ﬁlter bag in a homogenizer. Commonly used in the food industry for reliable sample prep, this equipment helps bring standardization to your method.

BagMixer® 100 MiniMix®

#100WCC

3 Serial Dilution

For clean and readable plates, introduce serial dilution to your process. Often serial dilution is helpful for cannabis labs running Total Yeast /Mold plates.

Dilushaker
#40DS21PRXT

Picus® Electronic Pipette

#735111

4 Plating

Easy to use and affordable, CompactDry™ is perfectly suited to detect the major pathogens of concern in cannabis. The cassette design allows for natural growth of molds, keeping fungal structures intact for ease of microscopic identiﬁcation.

5 Results

The Wizard™ CompactDry™ automated plate reader digitizes plate images, performs colony counts, reads chromogenic results and organizes data in seconds, saving time and eliminating human error.

Wizard™ Reader

#CDR1