QC MICROORGANISMS GENERAL ORDERING INFORMATION

LYFOCULTS™

LYFOCULTS (FORMERLY CALLED CRYOCULTS™) ARE QUALITY CONTROL CULTURES SEALED IN CRYOTUBE VIALS. THE CULTURES ARE PACKAGES OF 5 LYFOCULTS  ( 1 LYFOCULT PER CRYOTUBE). LYFOCULTS  ARE PRESERVED BY QUALITY TECHNOLOGIES PROPRIETARY PROTECTANT. THIS PROCESS PRESERVES THE MOST FASTIDIOUS MICROORGANISMS. SIMPLY REHYDRATE TO USE. THE LYFOCULT™ CULTURES ARE LYOPHILIZED AND WILL REHYDRATE INSTANTLY FOR IMMEDIATE USE. LYFOCULTS™ ARE STORED AT REFRIGERATION TEMPERATURES. THE LYFOCULT™ CULTURES CARRY A EXCEPTIONALLY LONG SHELF-LIFE - VERY ECONOMICAL. LYFOCULTS ARE SOLD IN PACKAGES CONTAINING 5 MICROORGANISMS OF THE SAME STRAIN . LYFOCULTS ARE DERIVED FROM AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION (ATCC®). LYFOCULTS ™ AND CRYOCULT™ ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF QUALITY TECHNOLOGIES, LLC.

INOCU-SWABS™

INOCU-SWABS™ ARE REDESIGNED CULTISWABS. EACH INOCU-SWAB CONSISTS OF A LYOPHILIZED PELLET INSIDE A CULTURE DEVICE CONTAINING A STERILE SWAB AND A REHYDRATION FLUID. THE INOCU-SWAB PROCEDURE IS:

1. Break the red "snap" valve by bending to a 45° angle.
2. Gently squeeze cap to moisten lyophilized pellet in the bottom of tube.
3. Gently shake so swab can absorb rehydrated pellet.
4. Remove cap from tube and inoculate media.

INOCU-SWAB™ (FORMERLY CALLED CULTISWAB™) IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF GIBSON LABORATORIES.

CATALOG NUMBERS

THE BRANDS ARE DISTINGUISHED BY THEIR PREFIX "C" OR "S" ARE INOCU-SWABS™ PRODUCTS. "101" OR "201" ARE LYFOCULT™ NUMBERS.


"101", "C," & " 460" PREFIX

"101" PREFIX MICROORGANISMS ARE LYFOCULT™ 5/PKs (5 LYFOCULTS™ INDIVIDUALLY SEALED OF SAME STRAIN). A MINIMUM ORDER FOR THE LYFOCULTS™ MICROORGANISMS IS 2 PACKAGES.

"C"– PREFIX MICROORGANISMS ARE INOCU-SWABS™ 5/PKs (5 SWABS INDIVIDUALLY SEALED OF SAME STRAIN). A MINIMUM ORDER FOR INOCU-SWABS ™ MICROORGANISMS IS 2 PACKAGES.


"201", "S"  PREFIX

THESE ARE COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE SETS CONTAINING COMBINATION OF MICROORGANISMS FOR QUALITY CONTROL OF COMMERCIAL ID SYSTEMS. SETS CONTAIN A 5-PACK OF EACH OF THE LISTED MICROORGANISMS. ALSO AVAILABLE . THE LYFOCULT™ SETS BEGIN WITH "201".  THE INOCU-SWABS™ SETS BEGIN WITH A "S: PREFIX.


MIXING OF BRANDS

LYFOCULTS™  AND INOCU-SWABS™ ARE SHIPPED DIRECT FROM THEIR MANUFACTURES . THE MINIMUM ORDER REQUIREMENT OF 2 PACKAGES FOR EACH BRAND CAN NOT BE MEET BY MIXING BRANDS. ALSO, THE DIFFERENT BRANDS WILL RESULT IN SHIPMENT AND HAZMAT CHARGES FOR EACH BRAND.

IF A STRAIN IS NOT OFFERED, PLEASE INQUIRE. THERE IS A CHANCE IT IS EITHER IN DEVELOPMENT OR CAN BE ADDED TO THE LINE.


CODES FOLLOWING DESCRIPTIONS OF STRAINS

ATCC® - Cultures from Quality Technologies LLC Lyfocults™ (formerly Cryocults™) , Gibson Inocu-swabs™ (formerly named Cultiswabs™) are derived from ATCC ®. ATCC® is a registered trademark of the American Type Culture Collection. Manufacturers of these products are not associated with the ATCC® and are solely responsible for their products culture quality and identity

(DCS) DERIVED FROM CLINICAL STRAIN


Lyfocult™, price Categories for 5/pks
MICROORGANISMS IN EACH 5/PK ARE THE SAME STRAIN

* Codes - A, B, C, D & E
* PLEASE CALL FOR CURRENT CODE PRICES

- 2 PACK MINIMUM

Inocu-swab™
MICROORGANISMS IN EACH 5/PK ARE THE SAME STRAIN

*Codes - A, B, C, & D
* PLEASE CALL FOR CURRENT CODE PRICES

- 2 PACK MINIMUM