G-II-minus-OD006-1PK is 8-in-one multi disc, referred to as an octo disc under HiMedia catalogue. It is designed for testing antimicrobial susceptibility of bacteria for 8 different antibiotics at a time. Each pack of OD006-1PK contains 10 flat circular rings; each ring containing 8 equidistance arms at the 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.G-II-minus-OD006-1PK octo discs are ideal to test Gram Negative bacteria. OD006-1PK disc can fit on 120 mm media plates. Generally used on Mueller Hinton Agar plates.

Composition G-II-minus-OD006-1PK:

Cefotaxime (CTX) 30g

Cefalexin (CN) 30g

Co-Trimoxazole (COT) 25g

Chloramphenicol (C) 30g

Nalidixic acid (NA) 30g

Furazolidone (FR) 50g

Norfloxacin (NX) 10g

Oxytetracycline (O) 30g

Storage and shelf life: It is advised to store the discs always at -200C after opening. The disc loses its stability at higher temperature (450C).