Epsilometer test

Perhaps the most convenient and presently accepted method of determining bacterial MICs, however, is the E (Epsilometer)-test. Basically this is performed in a similar manner to the disc test except that nylon strips that have a linear gradient of antimicrobial lyophilized on one side are used instead of the filter-paper impregnated antimicrobial discs. On the other side of the nylon strip are a series... 

The Epsilometer test (E-test AB Biodisk, Solna, Sweden) combines the benefits of quantitative MIC test methods with the ease of agar diffusion testing. The E-testis aplastic strip impregnated with... 

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