BactoBank

The Pulse BactoBank is a system intended for the long-term storage of microorganisms at low temperature using ceramic beads.

The maintenance of quality control or clinical cultures for long term storage is a routine practice by hospitals. They usually employ home-made preservation systems.  However, the availability of commercial systems for the preservation of microorganisms has revolutionized this hospital practice and has reduced workload substantially.

BactoBank contains a plastic vial with ceramic beads suspended in a cryogenic fluid. Upon inoculation into the cryogenic fluid, the microorganisms will adhere to the surface of the bead. In this manner, the microorganisms will maintain long term survival when the coated beads are stored at refrigerated temperatures.

BactoBank is available in several colour beads to allow the laboratory to identify different categories of microorganisms.  The compact vial size allows the storage of a large quantity of cultures using a minimum space².  Each individual bead can be removed from the vial without thawing the entire vial sample.  The bead system permits the microorganism to be reactivated and be transferred onto a plated media or tube media for recovery. This method has been proven to be a simple, rapid, safe and reliable procedure to be routinely used to preserve quality control cultures or cultures for other applications for long term storage.

Vials: Each vial contains ceramic beads suspended in a cryogenic fluid.

Additional Items Required: Pure Culture to be preserved. Sterile loops. Sterile pipet tips. Sterile hooks or needles.  Freezer at -20 degree C or below.  Biohazard Waste Bag.

Advantages:

• Stackable box
• Box with position indicated for better arrangement
• Plastic box good for freezing
• Multi color and single color available.
• Various kit sizes (25, 50, 100 vials)
• Long shelf life
• Color coded beads matched with color coded caps
• Leak proof cap and vial

Maintains viability for a wide variety of Microorganisms, including (not limited to): N. gonorrhoeae, H. influenzae, B. vulgatus, C. albicans, A. brasiliensis.

For inquiry please kindly email to : lisa@prolabios.com