Products -> Spore Suspensions

SGM Spore Suspension is a calibrated suspension of bacterial spores appropriate for direct inoculation of products or preparing custom biological indicators for monitoring steam, ethylene oxide, dry heat, hydrogen peroxide, radiation, and other industrial sterilization processes.

Each vial contains 10ml of suspension. The suspending liquid is 40% ethanol or purified water.

Availability

*when cultured in SCD medium.

Also available upon request: Clostridium sporogenes, B. subtilis 6633, B. smithii, B. megaterium, B. subtilis 5230, and B. cereus.

Storage

Aqueous: refrigerate at 2 to 8°C.

40% Ethanol: freeze at -25 to -10°C.

Expiration:

24 months from date of manufacture (stored in ethanol). 12 months from date of manufacture (stored in aqueous).

Certification

Spore suspensions are traceable to a recognized culture collection and certified for population, D-value, and Z-value (steam).