The Wizard™ CompactDry™ Reader and CompactDry™ Media Plates
Turn minutes into seconds by bringing automation to your colony counting process! Where it would usually take hours to complete all of the colony counts associated with food testing, The Wizard™ CompactDry™ Reader will take just seconds. This saves your technicians valuable time in their testing processes.
The Wizard™ CompactDry™ Reader's software was built to identify colony formation on each of the individual CompactDry™ plates. The camera is calibrated to recognize chromogenic changes in the media and colony formation on the surface of the plate. The CompactDry™ plate line presents a variety of organism-specific or total count tests, packaged neatly in a sophisticated and sturdy cassette.
Product selection
CompactDry™ TC (Total Count)
For total aerobic viable bacterial count. Growing colonies appear red.
CompactDry™ YMR (Yeast and Mold Rapid)
For the isolation and enumeration of yeast and mold. Yeast colonies will appear blue, and molds will form cottony colonies with characteristic colors.
CompactDry™ ETB (Enterobacteriaceae)
For the isolation and quantification of Enterobacteriaceae that will appear magenta in color. Genera of Enterobacteriaceae consists of Citrobacter, Enterobacter, Escherichia, Klebsiella, Morganella, Proteus, Salmonella, Serratia, Shigella, Yersinia and mo
CompactDry™ Salmonella (SL)
CompactDry™ SL is a ready-to-use test method recommended for the determination of total aerobic bacterial counts.
CompactDry™ Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA)
CompactDry™ Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is a ready-to-use test method recommended for the enumeration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in foods, beverages, water, cannabis, and more.
CompactDry™ TCR (Total Count Rapid)
CompactDry™ Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is a ready-to-use test method recommended for the enumeration of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in foods, beverages, water, cannabis, and more.
The Wizard™ CompactDry™ Reader
The Wizard™ CompactDry™ Reader, a small instrument that will make a big impact on reducing the time spent counting colonies by hand.
CompactDry™ EC (E. coli and Coliforms)
For the isolation and enumeration of coliforms and E. Coli. Coliform colonies will appear red, and E. coli colonies will appear blue.
CompactDry™ YM (Yeast and Mold)
For the isolation and enumeration of yeast and mold. Yeast colonies will appear blue, and molds will form cottony colonies with characteristic colors.
CompactDry™ XSA (Staphylococcus aureus)
For the selective growth, enumeration, and differentiation of Staphylococcus aureus. Growing colonies will appear blue-green.
CompactDry™ LS (Listeria)
For the selective growth, presumptive identification, and enumeration of Listeria spp. Growing colonies will appear blue.