Pharmaceutical and cosmetic preparations often require antimicrobial activity to prevent microbial proliferation or to limit the effects of contamination. The Pharmacopoeias require testing these products for the efficacy of antimicrobial preservation (e.g. USP 51, EP 5.1.3, JP19).
BioBall® MultiShot 10E8 is ideal for this application and simplifies preparation and provides a precise inoculum.
Designed to provide 10 precise inoculations
• Each BioBall® MultiShot 10E8 has a batch mean between 0.7 and 1.5 x 108 cfu
• Standard deviation is less than or equal to 20% of the batch mean
• When re-hydrated with 1.1 mL of re-hydration fluid it provides 10 x 100μL doses of 107 cfu
• Each 100 μL aliquot can be used to inoculate for example 20 mL of product, resulting in the required final concentration of 105 – 106 cfu/mL product
Five Pharmacopeia Strains - AVAILABLE
|
bioMérieux Ref.
|
BTF Ref. |
Organism |
BioBall® Strain |
Equivalent ATCC® Strain |
Cell or Spore |
Number of vials |
Number of tests |
| 410106 |
B-AN2275-100M-10 |
Aspergillus brasiliensis (niger) |
NCPF 2275 |
16404 |
Spore |
10 |
100 |
| 56145 |
B-CA3179-100M-10 |
Candida albicans |
NCPF 3179 |
10231 |
Cell |
10 |
100 |
| 56146 |
B-EC12923-100M-10 |
Escherichia coli |
NCTC 12923 |
8739 |
Cell |
10 |
100 |
| 56147 |
B-PA12924-100M-10 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
NCTC 12924 |
9027 |
Cell |
10 |
100 |
| 56148 |
B-SA10788-100M-10 |
Staphylococcus aureus |
NCTC 10788 |
6538 |
Cell |
10 |
100 |
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For further information on BioBall® MultiShot 10E8 and the full range of bioMerieux products for the pharmaceutical industry, please contact your local bioMerieux office or bioMerieux distributor.
