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Sponge product range

Microbiological sampling sponges are essential tools for monitoring surface hygiene, especially in the food and pharmaceutical industries.

Unlike traditional swabs, their porous structure and larger surface area allow for greater mechanical pressure, facilitating the detachment of biofilms and bacteria embedded in irregularities in the materials.



Sponges are available as dry or pre-moistened with neutralizing solutions (such as neutralizing buffer or Letheen broth), which are essential for inactivating any disinfectant residues that could distort test results by inhibiting bacterial growth. They are designed to be robust and non-shedding, ensuring that the collected sample is representative of the true microbial load of the area being analyzed.

Our new range of Sponges are available as dry or pre-moistened, with or without stick.

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Campylobacter CCDA Agar

Campylobacter CCDA Agar is a medium used for the selective isolation and colony counting of Campylobacter spp. from food, water and environmental samples.

This medium, also known as Modified Charcoal Cefoperazone Deoxycholate Agar (mCCD agar), complies with the recommendations of ISO 10272 and ISO 17995 for the microbial examination of food and water, respectively.

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Ref. 10409

20 plates/pack

90 days shelf life

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Enterosystem 18R

Enterosystem 18R is a 18-well system containing desiccated biochemical substrata for the identification of Gram-negative, oxidase negative enterobacteria. The system is inoculated with the suspension of the organism to be examined and incubated at 36±1°C for 12-18-24 hours. The microorganism is identified by assessing the colour change of the various wells in order to determine the corresponding numerical code.

Microbial ID is based on biochemical tests performed in the wells containing specific culture media. The combination of positive and negative reactions allows to determine a numerical code that in turn permits to identify the examined bacterium by using the Enterosystem 18R Code Book (ref. 71710) or the Identification Code Disk software (ref. 71711).

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Ref. 71618

20 panels/pack

485 days shelf life

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Liofilchem srl

Headquarters, Manufacturing Site, International distribution

Roseto degli Abruzzi​, Italy

Liofilchem, Inc.

US Distribution Center

Waltham, MA, USA

Liofilche​m Nordics ApS

​Scandinavia Customer Center

​Copenhagen, Denmark