Enterococcus faecium derived from ATCC® 8459™ KWIK-STIK™ 6 Pk

Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus derived from ATCC® 700699™*

Name: Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus derived from ATCC® 700699™*| Medical Supply Company
Brand: Microbiologics
SKU: 0158K

Biosafety Level: 2

6 self-contained units of a single organism

SCCmec type II, methicillin resistant, reduced vancomycin susceptibility, Mu50Propagate on BHI with 4 µg/l vancomycin in order to retain reduced susceptibility.

Important note: This product is not intended for use with Cepheid® GeneXpert, or Roche LightCycler® systems. For Cepheid® GeneXpert, please see catalog # 0158MRSA. For Roche LightCycler®, please see catalog # 0158ROCHE.

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SKU: 0158K Categories: KWIK-STIK, Microbiology, QC Microorganisms, Qualitative Tag: Microbiologics

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KWIK-STIKNote: The degree of resistance of S. aureus, Microbiologics 0158, to Vancomycin tends to decrease depending on age of culture, type of media, and number of subcultures. For best results, propagate strain on Brain Heart Infusion Agar with 4mcg/ml Vancomycin.

Biosafety Lavel	2
Product Format	KWIK-STIK™ 6 Pack
Strain Characteristics	mecA positive SCCmec type II positive Methicillin resistant Reduced vancomycin susceptibility, Mu50 Absence of pvl gene Propagate on BHI with 4 µg/l vancomycin in order to retain reduced susceptibility For Cepheid® GeneXpert, use catalog #0158MRSA For Roche LightCycler®, use catalog #0158ROCHE
Test Method	Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing, Microbial Identification
Catalog Number	0158
Antibiotic/Drug Resistant Strains	Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Taxonomy	Bacteria
Industry Type	Clinical