ReadyNow™ Biofilm Test Carriers, S. aureus ATCC® 6538™ (Pack of 24)

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

• Product brochure - ReadyNow™ Biofilm Test Carriers
• Video tutorial - ReadyNow™ Biofilm Test Carriers
• Instructions for use (IFU)
• Safety data sheet (SDS)