Culti-Loops™ Escherichia coli NCTC 13846™

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.

Escherichia coli NCTC 13846™ is recommended to be used for antimicrobial susceptibility quality control testing.

Escherichia coli NCTC 13846™ is colistin resistant conferred by mcr-1 gene. EUCAST recommends the strain to be tested as part of routine QC for colistin MIC testing.

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.