Information on the sterility testing service
Our center offers a sterility testing service for quality control of Germ-free animals using culture method.
| Items | Materials: Culture media | Targets | Amount of materials |
| GF set |
Feces: TGC/PDA/Direct Smear Bedding: TGC/PDA Swab: PDA |
Bacteria/Fungi Bacteria/Fungi Fungi |
Feces: 2 to 3 Bedding: 2 pinch Swab: 1 |
| Item A | Feces: TGC/Direct Smear | Bacteria | Feces: 2 |
| Item B | Bedding, Swab: TGC | Bacteria | Bedding: 1 pinch Swab: 2 |
| Item C | Feces, Bedding, Swab：PDA | Fungi | Feces：1 Bedding: 1 pinch Swab: 1 |
TGC: Clinical thioglycollate medium
PDA: Potate dextrose agar
Culture periods
2 weeks
