Home Diagnostics Product Page Featuring the Home Diagnostics Air Sampler, Culture Plates, and Air-O-Cell Cassettes

A single contamination site within the home or office can expose you to fungal spores.

Home Diagnostics Culture Plates Identification of these organisms can help your physician in the diagnosis and treatment of allergy disease. Identification can also be helpful in the verification of proper identification removal of contamination sources, and facilitates site repairs.

(For use with HOME DIAGNOSTICS AIR SAMPLER or as a HVAC testing method.)

HOME DIAGNOSTICS Culture Plates

Mold/Mildew
Recommended to evaluate mold and mildew including Cladosporium, Aspergillus, Penicillium, Alternaria, Bipolaris, and many others. These organisms can potentially cause allergy, introduce airborne toxins, and cause invasive disease in special population groups.

How To Use Culture Plates For HVAC Sampling


Close all windows 24 hours prior to sampling. Open one bag containing a culture plate. Remove plate lid and place open side down. do not touch contents of plate.	Turn A/C to manual off. Immediately tape a plate on A/C supply vent towards air flow (label facing out). Run fan only for exactly 10 minutes.

Remove plate from vent. Place lid back on and immediately seal around plate edges with electrical/duct tape.	Complete information on culture plate label and sample log sheet.

Repeat steps 1-4 at other desired sample locations. Mail immediately to designated lab. Allow 14 working days for analysis and mailed report.

Home Diagnostics Malt Extract Culture Plates

For use in identification & count of various fungi.