Wipes, Dry Wipes, Gamma-Irradiated

Surface sampling wipes

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PRINCIPLE
See instructions - pictures 1 to 6 -
The following may be detected directly from the bag or bottle (picture 6):
1) microorganisms, using conventional methods:
- Total flora
- Coliforms
- E.coli
- Yeasts-moulds
- Salmonella
- Listeria monocytogenes?
2) ATP bioluminescence:
- total ATP, for surface hygiene and disinfection monitoring.

For ATL® DILUENTS
and ready-to-use CULTURE MEDIA...
?See ?READY-TO-USE CULTURE MEDIA? Section

Conventional methods:
Detection of microorganisms (Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes?)

ATP Luminiscence:
Detection of Total ATP
or Microbial ATP.

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Soak the wipe with a suitable diluent

2

Tear the packaging open and drop the wipe on the surface to be analysed

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The wipe may be transferred:
- into a Stomacher or Twirl?em sterile sampling bag,
- or into a sterile bottle or container.

6

Add the amount of diluent required according to the analysis:
- ATL® buffered peptone water,
- or Fraser,
- or ATL®Peptone salt

Using the sterile internal surface of the packaging, press the wipe against a 50 x 50 cm area of the sampled surface.

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Hold the packaging as shown above

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098.044250.09 Gamma-irradiated ATL® wipes, 5 x 5 cm, folded and individually-wrapped - Box of 200
098.044250.13 Gamma-irradiated ATL® wipe, 10 x 10 cm, folded and individually-wrapped - Box of 200
157.022903.00 ATL® stainless steel rack for 14 bags (8)
429.007564.02 ATL® sealing bars - Pack of 10 (7)