Thermo Scientific™ Culti-Loops™ Legionella anisa NCTC 11974™

The Thermo Scientific™ Culti-Loops™ Legionella anisa NCTC 11974™ strain provides a convenient, standardized QC organism for performance testing of culture media, reagents, identification systems, and antimicrobial susceptibility kits. Supplied as individually sealed loops, these ready-to-use organisms eliminate the need for subculture maintenance while ensuring consistent, reproducible results for laboratory quality control.

Legionella anisa NCTC 11974™ is specifically recommended as a quality control strain for culture media in water quality testing according to ISO 11731:2016, supporting compliance and reliability in Legionella monitoring workflows.

Key Features

• Organism: Legionella anisa NCTC 11974™.
• Standardized QC strain – traceable to ATCC and international culture collections.
• Applications: performance testing of media, reagents, ID kits, and bacteriological procedures.
• ISO 11731:2016 recommended strain – QC for water quality testing culture media.
• Convenient format – 5 ready-to-use loops per pack, individually sealed in foil pouches.
• Flexible use – streak directly onto agar or dissolve in Culti-Loops Aerobic Set Rehydration Fluid (Part No. R4631000).
• For In Vitro Diagnostic Use – validated for professional laboratory workflows.

Applications

• Quality control of Legionella-selective media in water testing.
• Evaluation of stains, reagents, and identification systems.
• Validation of antimicrobial susceptibility testing procedures.
• Research, public health, and clinical microbiology laboratories.
• Academic training and teaching in bacteriology.

Specifications

The Thermo Scientific™ Culti-Loops™ Legionella anisa NCTC 11974™ offers laboratories a reliable, ISO-compliant QC organism for validating media and reagents in water quality testing and microbiological workflows. With its ready-to-use format and international strain traceability, it supports accurate, reproducible results while reducing culture maintenance demands.