Troy Biologicals Culturette Starswab Specimen Collection and Transport System Sterile, 50/BX

Culturette Starswab Specimen Collection and Transport System Sterile, 50/BX

Culturette Starswab specimen collection and transport system is a sterile swab-based system for collecting and transporting specimens. It fits labs, clinics, and other healthcare settings that need support for transporting a wide range of bacteria while helping maintain microorganism viability during transit. This version uses a plastic shaft with a rayon swab and includes Liquid Stuart medium in a spiral media chamber inside a seamless polypropylene tube.

Good Fit For

• Specimen collection workflows that require transport media
• Transporting bacterial specimens to maintain viability
• Clinical and laboratory settings handling aerobic, anaerobic, and facultative microorganisms

Key Features

• Built for specimen collection and transport of a wide range of bacteria
• Supports aerobic, anaerobic, and facultative microorganisms during transport
• Spiral media chamber helps protect the sample and keep it immersed in media
• Plastic shaft with rayon swab for routine specimen collection workflows
• Gamma sterilized and wrapped in an easy-to-peel sterile envelope

Applications and Usage

• Collecting bacterial specimens for transport to a laboratory
• Moving swab samples while keeping the specimen immersed in transport media
• Handling specimens where maintaining microorganism viability during transit matters

Packaging and Handling

• Packaging: BX.
• Material: Plastic.
• Sterility: Sterile.
• This system uses Liquid Stuart medium, which may matter if your collection protocol specifies a particular transport medium.
• The swab has a plastic shaft with a rayon tip, so buyers may want to confirm those materials match site preference or protocol.
• The transport tube uses a teal closure and a spiral media chamber, which can help with visual identification and specimen immersion during transport.

FAQ

• What is this specimen collection and transport system used for? This swab system is used to collect and transport specimens for a wide range of bacteria.
• What kinds of microorganisms is it intended to support during transport? The Culturette Starswab system is designed to collect, transport, and maintain the viability of aerobic, anaerobic, and facultative microorganisms.
• What transport medium does this swab system use? This product uses Liquid Stuart medium.
• How does the tube help protect the specimen? A spiral media chamber inside a seamless polypropylene tube helps protect the sample and keep it immersed in media during transport.
• Is the swab system sterile? Yes. The Culturette Starswab system is sterile, gamma sterilized, and wrapped in a sterile easy-to-peel envelope.

From Culturette Starswab by Troy Biologicals.