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Spordex Culture Media

Spordex Culture Media

Growth medium of modified soybean casein digest broth provides nutrients for the incubation of bacteria spores. ApH indicator provides a distinct color change in the individual, sterilized tubes for easy-to-read indication of microbial growth.

Product Overview

STERIS Spordex® Culture Media provides the nutrients for the incubation of bacteria spores. If there is microbial growth the media will undergo a distinct color change.

HOW SPORDEX CULTURE MEDIA WORK

STERIS Spordex Culture Media is supplied in individual sterile screw-capped test tubes for easy use. It is intended to be used with Spordex and Spordi® Biological Indicator Strips, Discs, and Suspensions. Spordex Culture Media consists of a modified soybean casein digest broth and contains a pH indicator that provides an easy to read color change from red to yellow in the presence of microbial growth. This media is used to determine the D-value of each lot of STERIS Biological Indicators.

WHY SPORDEX CULTURE MEDIA?

• Productivity - Vivid color change of pH indicator during incubation to indicate microbial growth.

• Reliability - The exact media used to generate the D-value of STERIS biological indicators.

• Ease of Use - Lot number and expiration printed on each tube.

• Easy to Validate - Label on each tube facilitates recording of date, sterilizer, or other information.

• Efficacy - Meets current USP growth promotion media guidelines.