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3 ML Viral Transport Medium in a 15 ML centrifuge tube and one sterile Flocked Nylon Swab.
VTM is a specially designed transport system to collect and transport viruses in active form to the laboratory for isolation. It is designed to maintain the viability and the virulence of the viral sample.
VTM is a ready to use transport swab kit and includes a sterile flocked specimen collection swab and a tube
Usage/Application | laboratory |
Storage Temperature | 15-30 c |
swab type | collect Throat and Nasal swab from humans |
Swab Medium | 2-3 ml |
pH Indicator | Phenol red |
Tube Type | Self standing |
Minimum Order Quantity | 200 Piece |
The viral transport medium is not only the modified hank equilibrium salt solution, but also supplemented with bovine serum albumin, sucrose, cysteine, gelatin and glutamic acid. Because HEPES is sensitive to the change of pH value in buffer solution. So phenol red was added as pH indicator.
The kit includes universal transport medium that is room temperature sable and can sustain viability of organisms that include virus, chlamydiae and ureaplasmas during transit to the testing laboratories.
Storage:
Store at 2-25 c (Do not freeze or incubate).
vtm swab manufacturer