Dodeca Universal-II-DE007-1PK 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 DE007-1PK 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-II-DE007-1PK discs are ideal to test wide range of organisms.DE007-1PK disc can fit on 150 mm media plates. Generally used on Mueller Hinton Agar (M173) plates.

Composition of Dodeca Universal-II-DE007-1PK:

Amikacin (AK) 30g

Co-Trimoxazole (COT) 25g

Colistin (CL) 10g

Augmentin (AMC) 30g

Netillin (NET) 30g

Norfloxacin (NX) 10g

Ceftriaxone (CTR) 10g

Ciprofloxacin (CIP) 5g

Cefotaxime (CTX) 30g

Gentamicin (GEN) 10g

Furazolidone (FR) 50g

Amoxycillin (AMX) 10g

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).