Automated Microbial Growth Curve Analyzer, 192 Channels
The MGC-200 is a fully automated instrument that cultures microorganisms and monitors their growth in real time by measuring the turbidity (absorbance) of the samples. It records growth under different temperatures, media compositions and conditions and automatically plots growth curves – without overnight supervision, frequent manual sampling or contamination risk.
Two microplate positions accommodate up to 192 channels in 12-, 24-, 48- or 96-well formats, saving culture media and consumables compared with test tubes and flasks. A pulsed xenon lamp with a spectrometer enables full-spectrum detection from 300 to 850 nm, while high-speed shaking up to 1250 rpm keeps even fast-settling organisms such as yeasts in suspension. Advanced denoising algorithms deliver accurate, smooth growth curves.
Key Features
- Fully automated – sample in, results out: culture and detection without manual sampling
- Full-spectrum detection – 300–850 nm wavelength range, single-well multi-point detection
- High throughput – 2 plate positions, up to 192 channels; 12/24/48/96-well plates
- High-speed shaking – 200–1250 rpm prevents sedimentation and aggregation
- Precise temperature control – 15–60 °C with heated lid against condensation and mid-run temperature change
- Long experiments – incubation up to 1600 hours, detection interval 5–360 min
- Data integrity – administrator and sub-user permissions, failure alarm, humidity monitoring and UV sterilization
Applications of the MGC-200 Microbial Growth Curve Analyzer
- Basic microbiology: optimization of culture conditions, strain modification and stress-resistance studies
- Synthetic biology and metabolic engineering
- Food science: optimization of fermentation processes
- Biotech and pharma: probiotic R&D, fermentation optimization and preservative testing
- Determination of minimum inhibitory concentrations and antimicrobial susceptibility
- Clinical research: rapid analysis of pathogen growth
- Detection wavelength: 300–850 nm
- Culture vessel: cell culture plate / microplate (12, 24, 48, 96 wells)
- Number of channels: 2 plate positions, up to 192 channels
- Maximum culture medium volume: 2.5 ml
- Light source: xenon lamp
- Temperature control range: 15–60 °C (at 25 °C ambient)
- Shaking speed: 200–1250 rpm
- Detection method: single-well multi-point detection
- Absorbance range: up to 8.0 OD
- Detection interval: 5–360 min, adjustable
- Maximum incubation time: 1600 h
- Full-spectrum scan: yes
- Heated lid (anti-condensation): yes
- Humidity monitoring: yes
- Mid-run temperature change: yes
- Reference channel selection: yes
- Sterilization: UV
- User management: administrator and sub-user permissions
- Failure alarm: yes
- Dimensions (W × D × H): 510 × 655 × 350 mm
