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Fast-Media®

Fast-media, solid or liquid ready to use e.coli selection media

The Hassle-free Way to Prepare E. coli Selection Media

All you need to make liquid or solid selective E. coli medium are 5 minutes, a microwave and Fast-Media®.
This time-saving product, developed by InvivoGen, comes in individually sealed pouches, each with enough reagents to prepare 200 ml of sterile liquid or agar medium at the appropriate antibiotic concentration.
Fast-Media® is extensively tested to guarantee sterility, antibiotic activity and E. coli growth. We subject every ready-to-use Fast-Media® pouch to rigorous quality control to ensure consistent results.

Fast-Media^® Eliminates Time Consuming Medium Preparation
- Rapid preparation: only 5 minutes
- Ready-made: no weighing or mixing of media components
- Presterilized: no autoclaving - just microwave
- Already contains the antibiotic of choice : Ampicillin, Blasticidin S, Hygromycin B, Kanamycin, Puromycin or Zeocin™ (also available with no selective antibiotics)

Fast-Media^® is Ready-to-Use
Fast-Media^® is provided in individual sealed pouches. Each pouch contains sufficient reagents to prepare 200 ml of sterile liquid or agar medium in just 5 minutes by using a microwave.

As Easy as 1, 2, 3
1- Empty pouch into a glass bottle
2- Mix pouch content with 200 ml water
3- Microwave for 3 minutes

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Fast-Media Preparation

Performance and Control

Quality Control
To ensure a constant quality and a great reproducibility, each new batch of Fast-Media^® is rigorously controlled according to approved procedures.

Each Fast-Media^® lot is tested with widely used E. coli K12 strains. The adequate plasmids conferring appropriate resistance to E. coli strains are used as positive controls.

Stability and Storage
After preparation, Fast-Media^® keeps all its intrinsic properties 48 hours at 37°C or 4 weeks at 4°C.
Sterility is guaranteed when Fast-Media^® is properly prepared and stored.

Contents and Storage

Each type of E. coli Fast-Media^® is provided in a 20- or 30-pouch unit. Each pouch enables the preparation of 200 ml liquid medium or 8-10 agar plates.
Store at room temperature. Pouches are stable 12 months at room temperature.
After preparation, poured plates or reconstitued media are stable 4 weeks when stored at 4°C.

Fast Media® Liquid

Product	Characteristics	TDS	MSDS	Qty	Cat. Code
Fast-Media® Base TB	No antibiotic	PDF	PDF	30 pouches	fas-l
Fast-Media® Base TB	No antibiotic			500 pouches	fas-l500
Fast-Media® Amp TB	Ampicillin	PDF	PDF	30 pouches	fas-am-l
Fast-Media® Amp TB	Ampicillin			500 pouches	fas-am-l500
Fast-Media® Blas TB	Blasticidin	PDF	PDF	20 pouches	fas-bl-l
Fast-Media® Hygro TB	Hygromycin	PDF	PDF	20 pouches	fas-hg-l
Fast-Media® Kan TB	Kanamycin	PDF	PDF	30 pouches	fas-kn-l
Fast-Media® Kan TB	Kanamycin			500 pouches	fas-kn-l500
Fast-Media® Puro TB	Puromycin	PDF	PDF	20 pouches	fas-pr-l
Fast-Media® Zeo TB	Zeocin	PDF	PDF	20 pouches	fas-zn-l

Fast Media® Agar

Product	Characteristics	TDS	MSDS	Qty	Cat. Code
Fast-Media® Base Agar	No antibiotic	PDF	PDF	30 pouches	fas-s
Fast-Media® Base Agar	No antibiotic			500 pouches	fas-s500
Fast-Media® Amp Agar	Ampicillin	PDF	PDF	30 pouches	fas-am-s
Fast-Media® Amp Agar	Ampicillin			500 pouches	fas-am-s500
Fast-Media® Blas Agar	Blasticidin	PDF	PDF	20 pouches	fas-bl-s
Fast-Media® Hygro Agar	Hygromycin	PDF	PDF	20 pouches	fas-hg-s
Fast-Media® Kan Agar	Kanamycin	PDF	PDF	30 pouches	fas-kn-s
Fast-Media® Kan Agar	Kanamycin			500 pouches	fas-kn-s500
Fast-Media® Puro Agar	Puromycin	PDF	PDF	20 pouches	fas-pr-s
Fast-Media® Zeo Agar	Zeocin	PDF	PDF	20 pouches	fas-zn-s

Fast Media® Agar with X-Gal

Product	Characteristics	TDS	MSDS	Qty	Cat. Code
Fast-Media® Kan XGal Agar	Kanamycin	PDF	PDF	20 pouches	fas-kn-x
Fast-Media® Amp XGal Agar	Ampicillin	PDF	PDF	20 pouches	fas-am-x
Fast-Media® Zeo XGal Agar	Zeocin	PDF	PDF	20 pouches	fas-zn-x
Fast-Media® Hygro XGal Agar	Hygromycin	PDF	PDF	20 pouches	fas-hg-x
Fast-Media® Blas XGal Agar	Blasticidin	PDF	PDF	20 pouches	fas-bl-x

Fast Media® Agar with X-Gluc

Product	Characteristics	TDS	MSDS	Qty	Cat. Code	Order
Fast-Media® Zeo X-Gluc Agar	Zeocin	PDF	PDF	10 pouches	fas-zn-g

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