Quality Control Organism Kwik-Stik™ 6 Pack Streptococcus Pyogenes derived from ATCC® 12344™ Non-selective Sheep Blood Agar 6 Swabs

Rehydrating fluid is built into the Kwik-Stik unit

These microorganisms are reference stock cultures that have been derived from reference cultucollections such as American Type Culture Collection

To use, simply crush the rehydrating ampule, mix, remove swab, and inoculate the agar plate

Each shipment includes a Certificate of Analysis, MSDS, and complete instructions

Each canister contains 6 Kwik-Stiks

Atmosphere: Aerobic

Growth Time: 24 to 48 hours

Note: Streptococcus will also recover well on Columbia CNA Agar with 5% Sheep Blood

Note: Growth of some species such as Streptococcus, Arcanobacterium and Trueperella is enhanced by enrichment of the incubation atmosphere with carbon dioxide

Note: 5% carbon dioxide is recommended for the culture of Streptococcus pneumoniae and other streptococcal species of the viridans group