ReadyNow™ Biofilm Test Carriers, S. aureus ATCC® 6538™ (Pack of 24)
ReadyNow™ Biofilm Test Carriers, S. aureus ATCC® 6538™ (Pack of 24)
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- Product SKU: BSA-001
ReadyNow™ Test Carriers are the easiest way to conduct anti-biofilm testing. Pre-grown, ready-to-use biofilm carriers for disinfectant efficacy testing. Stable at 4°C for >6 months. Twenty-four (24) ReadyNow™ biofilm test carriers per kit.
- Test Formulation Type: Liquid disinfectant formulations
- Test Method: Modified Single Tube Method (see IFU in Support Documents tab below)
- Organism: Staphylococcus aureus ATCC® 6538™️
- Cell count: 1 x 107 - 3.2 x 108 CFU/carrier
ReadyNow™ Test Carriers are the easiest way to conduct anti-biofilm testing. Pre-grown, ready-to-use biofilm carriers for disinfectant efficacy testing. Stable at 4°C for >6 months. Twenty-four (24) ReadyNow™ biofilm test carriers per kit.
- Test Formulation Type: Liquid disinfectant formulations
- Test Method: Modified Single Tube Method (see IFU in Support Documents tab below)
- Organism: Staphylococcus aureus ATCC® 6538™️
- Cell count: 1 x 107 - 3.2 x 108 CFU/carrier
- Eliminates need to culture biofilms (no reactors, pumps, or tubing required)
- Simply rehydrate for 20 minutes and you're ready to conduct your assay
- Stable for >6 months from manufacture date when stored at 4°C
- Can be utilized to evaluate biofilm kill or biofilm removal efficacy of disinfectants
- Recoverable cell counts can be assayed with CFU enumeration or using stains (e.g., crystal violet stain)
ReadyNow™️ test methods:
- Biofilm Kill (see IFU in Support Documents tab) - Evaluating Biofilm Kill using ReadyNow™️ Biofilm Test Carriers
- Biofilm Removal (see IFU in Support Documents tab) - Evaluating Biofilm Removal using ReadyNow™️ Biofilm Test Carriers
Related test methods:
- ASTM E2871 Standard Test Method for Determining Disinfectant Efficacy Against Biofilm Grown in the CDC Biofilm Reactor Using the Single Tube Method
- ASTM E2562 Standard Test Method for Quantification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Grown with High Shear and Continuous Flow using CDC Biofilm Reactor
- ASTM E2799 Standard Test Method for Testing Disinfectant Efficacy against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm using the MBEC Assay
Each kit includes:
- 24 ReadyNow™️ Biofilm Test Carriers
- 50 mL rehydration solution
- Instructions for use