Culture Media BACT/ALERT BPA Culture Bottle Blue

• BACT/ALERT BPA culture bottles (REF 279018) are used with the BACT/ALERT Microbial Detection Systems for quality control testing of leukocyte reduced apheresis platelet (LRAP) units, and both leukocyte reduced single and a pool of up to six (6) units of leukocyte reduced whole blood platelet concentrates (LRWBPC)
• BACT/ALERT BPA culture bottles support the growth of aerobic microorganisms (bacteria and fungi)
• BACT/ALERT BPA disposable culture bottles contain 40 mL of media and an internal sensor that detects carbon dioxide as an indicator of microbial growth
• The BACT/ALERT BPA culture bottle does not require venting
• The media formulation consists of pancreatic digest of casein (1.7% w/v), papaic digest of soybean meal (0.3% w/v), sodium polyanethol sulfonate (SPS) (0.035% w/v), pyridoxine HCl (0.001% w/v), and other complex amino acid and carbohydrate substrates in purified water
• Bottles are prepared with an atmosphere of CO2 in oxygen under vacuum

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