Bacillus atrophaeus Ampoule for Dry Heat (14-25110)

RRS Biological Indicators for Dry Heat

RRS Biological indicators are known by most experts as sterilization process monitoring indicators and they evaluate the sterilization process directly by using the most resistant microorganisms.

Types of biological indicators

Vial of self contained biological indicator

Is formatted from a plastic tube with a glass capsule containing special culture medium for growth and a filter strip inoculated with specific spores.

Ampoule of self contained biological indicator spores

A glass ampoul containing of special spore inthe culture that is in the form of liquid for steam sterilizer and powder for dry heat sterilizer

Spore stripe

Contains a spore stripe which is packed with special coating and is incubated after use with special culture medium

Composition of biological indicators :

Each tube contains a glass of culture medium for growth and a paper impregnated with a population of the spores

• G. stearothermophilus (ATCC 7953) for steam, plasma and formaldehyde
• B. atrophaeus (ATCC 9372) for ethylene oxide and dry heat indicators
• B. pumilus (ATCC 27142) for gamna indicators