Description
General description
Candida albicans NCPF 3255 Lenticule® discs are Microorganisms Standards (Microbiological Reference Materials), which can be used as quantitative and qualitative control organisms. They contain colony-forming units (CFUs) of more than 100,000 CFU per disc.
The technology allows long-term conservation and renders the organisms resistant to temperature changes. They are intended to be used as daily internal quality control organisms.
These microorganisms are produced under reproducible conditions using authenticated strains from NCPF. These ready-to-use microbiological controls minimize the need for maintaining control strains in the test laboratory and guarantee the use of an authenticated control culture for every quality control test.
Lenticule® discs are prepared from a traceable culture obtained freeze-dried from the National Collection of Type Cultures (NCTC) or National Collection of Pathogenic Fungi (NCPF) and are manufactured by Sigma-Aldrich under license from UK Health Security Agency.
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Application
Candida albicans NCPF 3255 Lenticule® discs are used as reference strains in routine quality control for food, beverage, water, and environmental testing. Additionally, they are excellent for use in method development and validations, as starter cultures, and for use in research studies and educational purposes.Candida albicans NCPF 3255/ WDCM 00055 is used in the NF T 72-281 standard (Disinfectants. Methods of airborne disinfection of surfaces - Determination of bactericidal, fungicidal and sporicidal activity (1986))
Features and Benefits
Ready-to-use at convenient CFU ranges
No dilution required
Quick rehydration in 10 minutes
At least 16 months of shelf life in a standard -20 °C freezer
Complete with a comprehensive certificate of analysis
No maintenance of stock cultures
No recovery time or pre-enrichment step is necessary
Robust, efficient, and reliable
Easy-to-use
Cost-effective
Other Notes
Strain origin: NCPF 3255
Other cell culture collections:
DSM 1665
ATCC® 2091
CECT® 1392
Legal Information
Derived from NCPF Strain
ATCC is a registered trademark of American Type Culture Collection
CECT is a registered trademark of Universitat de Valencia
Lenticule is a registered trademark of The Secretary of State for Health (United Kingdom)
