Thermo Scientific™ Culti-Loops™ Legionella pneumophila ATCC™ 33823™

The Thermo Scientific™ Culti-Loops™ Legionella pneumophila ATCC™ 33823™ strain provides a standardized, traceable quality control organism for evaluating the performance of culture media, stains, reagents, identification systems, and bacteriological procedures.

Supplied as ready-to-use loops, Culti-Loops simplify QC workflows by eliminating the need for subculture maintenance while ensuring consistent and reproducible results. Each loop can be streaked directly onto agar media or rehydrated in Culti-Loops Aerobic Set Rehydration Fluid (Part No. R4631000) for inoculation into liquid medium.

Key Features

• Organism: Legionella pneumophila ATCC™ 33823™ (Chicago 8 [NCTC 11984]).
• Format: Ready-to-use Culti-Loops, 5 loops per pack.
• Applications: QC testing of media, stains, reagents, ID kits, and bacteriological workflows.
• ATCC Licensed Derivative – validated, traceable strain reference.
• Convenient – no subculture maintenance required.
• Flexible – streak directly onto agar or dissolve in rehydration fluid.
• For In Vitro Diagnostic Use – professional use only.

Applications

• Performance testing of Legionella-selective and non-selective media.
• QC validation of diagnostic stains, reagents, and identification kits.
• Evaluation of bacteriological procedures in clinical, research, and public health laboratories.
• Environmental monitoring and validation in water quality testing labs.
• Training and teaching of QC procedures in academic microbiology.

Specifications

The Thermo Scientific™ Culti-Loops™ Legionella pneumophila ATCC™ 33823™ provides laboratories with a reliable, ready-to-use QC organism for the evaluation and validation of bacteriological procedures. With its traceability to ATCC, convenient packaging, and reproducible performance, it is an essential QC tool for clinical, environmental, and research laboratories conducting Legionella testing and surveillance.