Protos 3 is a revolutionary automated colony counter and chromogenic identification system. Using its sensitive CCD camera and unique lighting coupled with powerful analysis software, Protos 3 counts colonies in seconds and automatically identifies microbial species by their colour on chromogenic plates. This provides accurate, objective and fully traceable results.
The compact Protos 3 attaches via USB to a computer, where microbiologists can input their plate identification and with the one-click colony counting and chromogenic ID software can rapidly analyse a wide range of plate types. The count results can be automatically transferred to Excel where the count, plate ID and images can be saved. This GLP compliant process, with its full audit trail eliminates transcription errors to provide accurate, objective data, which can be reviewed at any time and used to produce professional reports.
Protos 3 can be used with both small and large plates (up to 150mm) to read a range of format types including spiral, pour, spread and dilution series plates. The system’s camera is so sensitive it can routinely detect colonies as small as 43 microns and the unique LED lighting system and Protos 3 software allows analysis of an infinite number of colonies on one plate in seconds, making this an ideal system for use in busy food and environmental microbiology laboratories.
We're pleased to announce that Protos 3 has featured in the SelectScience article The Top Life Science News Stories of January 2015
Feature Description
Construction Ergonomic housing constructed in high density foam Integral CCD camera and lens
Light shield 2 sliding doors to prevent excessive ambient light
Camera 1.4m pixel scientific grade CCD camera, USB integral camera with f1.2 lens
Resolution For standard 90mm plates, smallest detectable colony is 43 microns
Imaging 3 channel capture for colour images
Lighting Unique 3 channel (red, green, blue) LED lighting (patent pending)
Multi-array LED lighting (computer controlled)
Lower lighting with upper reflective lighting for all applications
Detection modes Colony counting and Chromogenic IDCount modesSeparation of touching colonies, exclusion areas, colour mode, shape mode, size mode
Software Win7 compatibleDatabaseSQL database stores all data and image locations
Dimensions 450mm(h) x 500mm(d) x 400mm(w) Weight 20kg
