How Neogen’s Test Kits Work

Hydrophobic Grid Membrane Filtration

(ISO-GRID and NEO-GRID test kits)
ISO-GRID/NEO-GRID tests are based on the concept of hydrophobic grid membrane filtration. The filter membrane is embossed with hy-
drophobic ink to produce a grid containing 1600 individual squares. The ink’s hydrophobic nature contains the growth of an organism isolated
during the filtration process within the square of capture.
Samples are first diluted in a sterile buffer. The ISO-GRID and/or NEO-GRID filtration unit is then placed onto a manifold connected to a
vacuum source, and a sterile filter membrane is placed in the ISO-GRID filtration unit (NEO-GRID already contains a sterile filter membrane).
Using the vacuum source, a portion of the diluted sample is filtered through the filter membrane.
The membrane is then transferred to an agar plate prepared with a medium formulated to promote/differentiate the growth of the target
organism. Following incubation, the plate’s squares containing presumptively positive colonies are counted to yield a most probable number
(MPN) result.

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ISO-GRID™ METHOD

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Diluent
Sample

ISO-GRID™
membrane filter Sample
is placed into and
filtration unit Pre-filter
diluent

Target ISO-GRID membrane filter is

ISO-GRID organism removed from filtration unit
membrane and placed onto agar plate to
filter incubate
in place
Diluent is drawn
out, leaving target
organism on
ISO-GRID
membrane filter

NEO-GRID™ METHOD
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NEO-GRID™ system already contains Diluent Pre-filtered

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sterile membrane filter Sample

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NEO-GRID membrane filter

is removed and placed onto
agar plate to incubate

Dispose of NEO-GRID
apparatus after use