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Microbiology/Bacteriology

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Microbiology/Bacteriology

For which applications are the compartmented Petri dishes suitable?

The compartmented Petri dish enables working with different Agar systems.

Why does GBO offer a heavy version of the Petri dish?

Due to the heat resistance, the heavy version of the Petri dish is suitable for applications with hot liquid agar.

Are Petri dishes permeable for gas?

Yes, the thin-walled polystyrene is gas permeable.

Is it so that your 100 x 15 mm size polystyrene dishes (cat no. 663102 and 664102) are pyrogenic? What % is it pyrogen-free?

Yes, our petri dishes for bacteriology, like Cat.No. 663 102 or 664 102 are not pyrogen free. Our CELLSTAR cell culture dishes are non-pryogenic, e.g. Cat. No. 664 160 (100 x 20 mm). On the website or in the catalogue our non-pyrogenic...