Selectrol® Qualitative Micro-organisms

Selectrol® Applications

Selectrol® quality control micro-organisms are suitable for a wide range of microbiology laboratory applications, including:

• Quality control of culture media
• Quality control of staining reactions
• Biochemical profiling
• Antibiotic susceptibility testing controls
• Disc diffusion testing
• Serial dilution testing
• Determination of antibiotic concentrations in blood, serum or CSF samples
• Routine microbiology laboratory quality control

Why Choose Selectrol®?

Selectrol® provides laboratories with a reliable and practical solution for routine microbiological QC.

Key benefits include:

• First-generation derivatives of NCTC® and NCPF® cultures
• Fully traceable source strains
• Predictable biochemical reactions
• Convenient freeze-dried disc format
• Available in packs of 10 or 25 discs
• Suitable for direct inoculation onto solid media
• Can also be dissolved in appropriate broth
• Certificates of Analysis available online
• Quality control testing performed by TCS Biosciences' UKAS-accredited laboratory

Quality, Traceability and Accreditation

Selectrol® strains are quality controlled to help demonstrate that the characteristics of the final product are identical to those of the original source strain.

TCS Biosciences' in-house Selectrol® laboratory is UKAS accredited for the quality control testing of Selectrol®. Batch-specific test reports and Certificates of Analysis are available to support documentation, traceability and laboratory quality assurance.

Selectrol® Strain Supply and Availability

Most Selectrol® strains are available in packs of 10 or 25 water-soluble freeze-dried discs. Some strains are available in packs of 5 discs only.

Where appropriate, international strain designations such as ATCC® are listed for reference only.

To ensure you are working from the most recent Selectrol® listing, please contact the TCS Biosciences Customer Service team.

Related Products and Services

You may also be interested in:

• Accu-Bac® Quantitative Micro-organisms
• Compact Dry™ Chromogenic Media Plates
• Bacticount™ Dipslides
• Selectrol® Certificates of Analysis
• NCTC Source Cultures

We are able to supply NCTC source cultures alongside our Selectrol® range of products click here for more information.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Selectrol® used for?

Selectrol® is used for microbiological quality control applications, including culture media QC, staining reaction QC, biochemical profiling and antibiotic susceptibility testing controls.

What format is Selectrol® supplied in?

Selectrol® strains are supplied as water-soluble freeze-dried discs, with most strains available in packs of 10 or 25 discs.

Are Selectrol® strains traceable?

Yes. Selectrol® strains are first-generation derivatives of original stock cultures from NCTC® or NCPF®, providing strong traceability to recognised source cultures.

Are Certificates of Analysis available?

Yes. Batch-specific Certificates of Analysis and test reports are available online to support quality assurance and laboratory documentation.

Order Selectrol® Quality Control Micro-organisms

If you require qualitative quality control micro-organisms, Selectrol® strain information, Certificates of Analysis or support choosing suitable QC organisms, please contact the TCS Biosciences team.

Order or enquire online, request pricing or contact our Customer Service team to discuss your requirements:

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Selectrol® discs are manufactured under license from UK Health Security Agency.

NCTC® and NCPF® are trademarks of UK Health Security Agency.
ATCC® strains are listed for reference only.
ATCC® is a registered trademark of the American Type Culture Collection.