RBC Glass Plating Beads

RBC Glass Plating Beads (4mm) provide an efficient and easy method to achieve optimal spreading on agar plates. The rolling action of the glass beads gently spreads the E.coli solution (or any bacterial/fungal solution) to reach areas of the plate that are inaccessible to traditional spreaders. Multiple plates containing beads and E.coli solution may be stacked and shaken simultaneously to increase spreading throughput and reduce cell stress. The beads may be recovered by washing with 70% ethanol, sterilized by autoclaving and oven dried.

1. Increases Transformation Efficiency
2. Rapid Simultaneous Plating
3. Economical: 12-15 plates/bottle
4. Reusable
5. Sterile