The Synbiosis aCOLade is a manual colony counter with automatic result recording that is suitable for use in any microbiology laboratory.
The colony counter consists of a compact white light box with a pressure-controlled back plate and a pen attached to an integrated digital counter. Operating aCOLade is quick and simple because as soon as microbiologists touch the Petri dish’s lid with the pen to count a colony, a bleeping sound occurs and the count is automatically added and displayed on the digital counter.
To record results, aCOLade can be connected to any computer and comes with software that allows scientists to automatically transfer their counts to a spreadsheet.
Since the data is instantly recorded, this saves users time and also improves result accuracy by reducing the risk of keying errors occurring.
This flexible system has a well-designed adjustable plate ring that is used to hold plates as small as 50 mm diameter and can be easily altered to accommodate 90 and 120 mm diameter plates, making it suitable for a range of counting applications.
To help improve precision, there is a magnifying lens over the light box and the back plate is also gridded. These features enable microbiologists to see small colonies and distinguish between colonies and debris or a bubble in the media, as well as easily keep track of which plate area they have counted.
Users have the option to integrate their own computer with aCOLade providing a straightforward method of counting and recording colony counts.
