Determine bacterial counts without delay

Detect microbial contamination or determine bacterial counts in clinical specimens with easy-to-use, easy-to-read dip slides. Dip slides are coated with two different types of media on a double-sided stick and come complete with a transport container and growth chamber all-in-one. Dip slides decrease the time between collection and inoculation which increases recovery and accuracy of results.


Make colony counting simple for aerobic bacteria, yeasts and fungi with the easily disposable Thermo Scientific™ Dip-Slides™. 

Make colony counting simple for aerobic bacteria, yeast, mold, coliform bacteria and Enterobacteriaceae with the easily disposable Thermo Scientific™ Oxoid™ Dip-Slides™ Industrial.

Make colony counting for the bacterial assessment of urine simple with the easily disposable Thermo Scientific™ Oxoid™ Dip-Slides™ Clinical. 

NEW European Prepared Media Selection Guide

Download the prepared media guide and discover how a partnership with Thermo Fisher Scientific can offer you maximum testing flexibility. Use the media guide to search our portfolio by organism type, workflow, and formats; we have plates, bottles, bagged media, dip-slides, diluents and more. Take a look and find the right product to solve your next challenge.

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Clinical Microbiology

Streamline your clinical microbiology workflow with solutions at every step

Identify infections and antimicrobial susceptibility quickly and accurately to guide optimal patient care with powerful manual and automated technologies, and a comprehensive line of media.

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