Thermo Scientific™ Culti-Loops™ Escherichia coli NCTC 13353™
Confidently carry out testing of media, reagents, and identification & antimicrobial susceptibility kits and evaluate bacteriological procedures with ready-to-use Thermo Scientific™ Culti-Loops™ QC organisms.
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The Escherichia coli NCTC 13353 strain is recommended to be used with antimicrobial susceptibility quality control testing, specifically with β-lactam combination agent QC testing for disc diffusion and MIC tests.
The strain is resistant to cephalosporins and has CLSI defined QC ranges for various cephalosporins and cephalosporin/ β-lactamase inhibitor combination agents.
Technique:
The loop can be streaked directly onto appropriate media.
Alternatively, it may be dissolved in a liquid medium, Culti-Loops Aerobic Set Rehydration Fluid, Part No. R4631000.
Includes:
Culti-Loops are individually sealed in a foil pouch and packaged five loops per package.
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