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For the long-term storage of micro-organisms at low temperatures.
VIABANK vials containing a minimum of 25 glass beads covered in a cryopreservative solution. Each box contains 80 VIABANK vials with either 4 different coloured caps in each box or a choice of one colour from the five options. The boxes conveniently stack in freezer racks.
Directions
Storage of the organism
- Label the vial with a suitable code for the organism using a permanent marker.
- Heavily inoculate the organism from a fresh, pure culture.
- Replace cap.
- Gently distribute the inoculated broth throughout the beads.
- With a sterile pipette, decant the surplus preservative fluid.
- Replace cap.
Store the inoculated VIABANK tube in a suitable freezer.
Recovery of the organism
- Remove a bead with sterile forceps.
- Drop the bead into a suitable recovery broth or streak across the surface of an appropriate solid medium.
- Disinfect the bead and dispose of in accordance with laboratory practice.
- Replace the vial in the freezer as soon as possible.
Incubated in conditions appropriate for the organism. VIABANK tubes should be stored away from bright light.
Ordering
| ORDER CODE |
DESCRIPTION |
PRESENTATION |
QUANTITY |
| VIMA |
Blue, Green, Red & Yellow |
Box of tubes |
1x 80 tubes |
| VIBA |
All Blue tubes |
Box of tubes |
1x 80 tubes |
| VIGA |
All Green tubes |
Box of tubes |
1x 80 tubes |
| VIRA |
All Red tubes |
Box of tubes |
1x 80 tubes |
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VIWA
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All White tubes
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Box of tubes
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1x80 tubes
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| VIYA |
All Yellow tubes |
Box of tubes |
1x 80 tubes |
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VMGA
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Yeast & Moulds
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Box of tubes
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1 x 80 tubes
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VAOA
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Anaerobes
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Box of tubes
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1 x 80 tubes
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References:
Feltham RKA, Power A K, Pell PA, Sneath PHA. A simple method for storage of bacteria at –70°C. J. appl. Bacterial. 1978, 44: 313-316
White DJ, Sands RL. Storage of bacteria at –70°C. Medical laboratory Sciences 1985, 42: 289-290
Nagel JG, Kunz LJ. Simplified Storage and Retrieval of Stock Cultures. Applied Microbiology Apr 1972. Vol 23 No4 p837-838
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