Dodeca Universal-I-DE001-1PK is 12-in-one multi disc, referred to as an Dodeca disc under HiMedia catalogue. It is designed for testing antimicrobial susceptibility of bacteria for 12 different antibiotics at a time. Each pack of DE001-1PK contains 10 flat circular rings; each ring containing 8 equidistance arms at the outer periphery and 4 equidistance arms at the inner periphery . At the end of the each arm, there is one antibiotic disc with 6mm diameter. Each disc is saturated with a different antibiotic and the concentration and symbol of the respective antibiotic printed on it. Each disc is at least 24mm apart from the other disc. Dodeca Universal-I-DE001-1PK discs are ideal to test wide range of organisms. DE001-1PK disc can fit on 150 mm media plates. Generally used on Mueller Hinton Agar (M173) plates.

Composition of Dodeca Universal-I-DE001-1PK:

Cefpodoxime (CPD) 10g

Chloramphenicol (C) 30g

Vancomycin (VA) 30g

Streptomycin (S) 10g

Rifampicin (RIF) 5g

Levofloxacin (LE) 5g

Ceftriaxone (CTR) 30g

Clindamycin (CD) 2g

Augmentin (AMC) 30g

Amikacin (AK) 30g

Cefixime (CFM) 5g

Tetracycline (TE) 30

Storage and shelf life: It is advised to store the discs always at -20C after opening. The disc loses its stability at higher temperature (45C).