LYFO DISK™

 Simplicity at its finest – qualitative control strains for QC testing.

 

It doesn’t get much easier than this. Simply rehydrate LYFO DISK qualitative microorganism pellets with a diluent, such as phosphate buffer or saline, and you’re ready to inoculate your culture media. LYFO DISK, packaged in a glass vial containing 6 pellets of a single strain, offers a ton of flexibility. It's an ideal solution for many quality control applications including presence/absence testing, microbial identification methods, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, media QC, water testing and more!

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Highlights​

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• Accredited reference material under ISO 17034 standard

• Over 900 strains available

• Easy to use – simply re-hydrate the pellet and inoculate

• Strains are less than or equal to three passages from reference culture

• Ready-to-use format saves time and money

• Refrigerated storage is easy and economical

• Online Certificate of Analysis provides detailed strain information

• Traceability to reference cultures ensures authenticity

• Technical Support experts available for guidance

• Product warranty

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Applications and Test Methods

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• Culture Purposes

• Media and reagent QC

• QC of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test

• QC of microbial identification including biochemical, PCR and rapid molecular methods

• Water tests (e.g. enzyme substrates)

• Disinfectant studies

• Verifications and Validations

• Proficiency tests

• Daily QC