Medium reagent BACTair™

for microbiologyfungi

Airborne microbes pose a potential risk of contamination for products and raw materials. Therefore, air sampling with active devices is a method commonly used for evaluation of particles, fungi, spores and microorganisms – even of viruses and bacteriophages. Sampling of a specific volume of air in a defined time can be performed with two different physical methods: filtration or impaction. Sartorius offers both solutions to suit your particular application. In addition, Sartorius defined growth media enable you to obtain qualitative and quantitative results. Impact your microbiological air monitoring - for an exceptional recovery of airborne microorganismsm. Overview BACTair™ culture media plates are ready-to-connect prefilled agar media plates for microbiological air monitoring using the AirPort MD8 air sampler (impaction method). Airborne microorganisms are directly captured on the culture media plates, where the plates function directly as collection heads. This means that the collection properties are integrated right into the culture media plates. With BACTair™, there is no longer a need for metal sieve plates or metal collection heads, which demand regular sterilisation for routine sampling. The geometry of the culture media plate with its 400 holes yields exceptional sampling efficiency. Individually, sterile packaged Integrated disposable sieve Pre-filled with agar media Samples 1m³ in 8 minutes Optimised geometry