Inoculating Loops and Needles
Inoculating Loops and Needles
Devices used for inoculation, serial dilution, sterile sampling, sample transfer, and microbiological sample spreading; available in materials such as polymers, aluminum, and other metals. Includes disposable and color-coded products.
Inoculating loops and needles (sometimes called microstreakers or inoculating wands) are hand-held devices for inoculating plated or tubed growth media with micro-organisms such as bacteria or yeasts prior to incubation, multiplication, and growth. The inoculum is typically streaked onto, or stabbed into, solid agar-based media, or simply introduced and dispersed into liquid media. Inoculating loops and needles are also useful for sampling and transferring small quantities of micro-organism prior to further analysis, microscopic examination, or serial dilution.
Inoculating loops and needles consist of a handle with a terminal loop or needle that is designed to pick up and transfer a small quantity of inoculum (typically 1 to 10 μL) from a donor culture to the growth medium of choice. Some loops are calibrated and color-coded to transfer semi-quantitative amounts of inoculum.
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Thermo Scientific™ Nunc™ Disposable Loops and Needles
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Easily identify these color-coded disposable loops and needles, precision molded from nontoxic (USP Class VI) polystyrene material.
Disposable | Single-use |
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Material | Polystyrene |
Sterility | Sterile |
Corning™ Sterile Polystyrene Inoculating Loops
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Constructed of flexible polystyrene for optimum retrieval of an inoculum from a culture. Gosselin™ Sterile Polystyrene Inoculating Loops provide a superior solution for transferring microscopic organisms, inoculum, or streaking.
Material | Polystyrene |
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Sterility | Sterile |
Brand™ Polystyrene Inoculation Loop
Permits gentle streaking without damaging the nutrient surface. BRAND™ Polystyrene Inoculation Loops are highly flexible, with loop at one end and needle at the other or loops at both ends.
Includes | Needle |
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Disposable | Single-use |
Product Type | Inoculating Loop |
Quantity | 1000/Pk. |
Material | Polystyrene |
Sterility | Sterile |
Microspec™ Sterile Plastic Inoculation Loops (Volume: 10μL)
Retrieves an inoculum from culture of microorganisms.
Length (English) Handle | 7.87 in. |
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Volume | 10 μL |
Color | Blue |
Length (Metric) Handle | 200 mm |
Technical Service Consultants™ Sterile Inoculation Loop
Use the Technical Service Consultants™ Sterile Inoculation Loop for general purpose use or routine samples. Its soft HI polystyrene composition prevents the head breaking off, which makes it ideal for clinical use.
Disposable | Single-use |
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For Use With (Equipment) | Laboratory use only |
Product Type | Inoculating Loop |
Material | Polystyrene |
For Use With (Application) | Laboratory use only |
Sterility | Sterile |
Microspec™ Plastic Inoculation Loops
Available as aseptic manufactured or ethylene oxide sterilized.
Disposable | Single-use |
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Packaging Type | Microseal Pouch |
Color | Blue |
Length (Metric) Handle | 200 mm |
Autoclavable | Not Autoclavable |
Microspec™ Sterile Plastic Inoculation Loops (Volume: 1μL)
Designed for quantitative procedures such as sampling, serial dilutions, as well as for bacterial inoculation.
Disposable | Single-use |
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Length (English) Handle | 7.87 in. |
Length (Metric) | 200 mm |
Volume | 1 μL |
Color | Blue |
Length (English) | 7.87 in. |
Diameter (English) Inside | 0.04 in. |
Material | High-impact Polystyrene |
Diameter (Metric) Inside | 1 mm |
Disposable Inoculation Loop
Manufactured from polystyrene for strength and flexibility. Microspec™ Disposable Inoculation Loops are ideal for the cultivation of microbes on plates by transferring inoculum for streaking and to transfer microscopic organisms.
Disposable Inoculation Loop, 1μL
Manufactured from polystyrene for strength and flexibility. Microspec™ Disposable Inoculation Loops are ideal for the cultivation of microbes on plates by transferring inoculum for streaking and to transfer microscopic organisms.
Fisherbrand™ Disposable Inoculating Loops
These Disposable Inoculating Loops are smooth and flexible to facilitate smooth, uniform streaking without damaging gel surfaces. Sterile and non-sterile options available.
Disposable | Single-use |
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Material | Polystyrene |
Autoclavable | Not Autoclavable |
Microspec™ Sterile Plastic Inoculation Loops (Volume: 5μL)
Constructed of flexible polystyrene for optimum retrieval of an inoculum from a culture
Disposable | Single-use |
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Length (English) Handle | 7.87 in. |
Length (Metric) | 200 mm |
Color | Blue |
Length (English) | 7.87 in. |
Diameter (English) Inside | 0.10 in. |
Length (Metric) Handle | 200 mm |
Material | High-impact Polystyrene |
Diameter (Metric) Inside | 2.5 mm |
Calibrated | Yes |
Microspec™ Nichrome Wire Loops
Used for bacteriological, microbiological applications and flame tests.
Includes | 25 wire loops in a vial |
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Disposable | Reusable |
Length (Metric) | 90 to 100 mm |
Packaging Type | Plastic Vial |
Color | Silver |
Length (English) | 3.54 to 3.94 in. |
Quantity | 25 |
Material | Nickel Chromium Wire |
Sterility | Non-sterile |
Calibrated | Yes |
Disposable Inoculation Loop, 10μL
Manufactured from polystyrene for strength and flexibility. Microspec™ Disposable Inoculation Loops are ideal for the cultivation of microbes on plates by transferring inoculum for streaking and to transfer microscopic organisms.
Wheaton™ 1 μL Inoculation Loop
Inoculation loop calibrated to deliver a known volume of fluid sample to enable accurate microbiological analysis.
Disposable | Single-use |
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Volume | 1 μL |
Packaging Type | Packaged in peel pouch |
Quantity | 6000 |
Autoclavable | Not Autoclavable |
Sterility | Sterile |
Calibrated | Yes |