G-III-minus-OD007-1PK 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 OD007-1PK 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-III-minus-OD007-1PK octo discs are ideal to test Gram Negative bacteria. OD007-1PK disc can fit on 120 mm media plates. Generally used on Mueller Hinton Agar plates.

Composition G-III-minus-OD007-1PK:

Amikacin (AK) 10g

Carbenicillin (CB) 100g

Ciprofloxacin (CIP) 10g

Co-Trimazine (CM) 25g

Kanamycin (K) 30g

Nitrofurantoin (NIT) 300g

Streptomycin (S) 10g

Tetracycline (TE) 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).