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Oxidase Test Strips

suitable for agriculture, clinical testing, environmental, food and beverages, pharmaceutical, microbiology and specific enzyme detection

• Synonym(s): Cytochrome oxidase activity
• UNSPSC Code: 41171621
• eCl@ss: 32161000
• NACRES: NA.85

Properties

• product name: Oxidase Strips, suitable for microbiology
• Agency: according to ISO 9308-1:2014
• product line: BioChemika
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• packaging: package of 100 strips
• technique(s): microbe id | specific enzyme detection: suitable
• antibiotic activity spectrum: Gram-negative bacteria
• application(s): agriculture; clinical testing; environmental; food and beverages; pharmaceutical; microbiology
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• suitability: Plesiomonas spp.; Aeromonas spp.; Neisseria spp.; Pseudomonas spp.

Description

General description

Oxidase Strips are a rapid diagnostic test for the detection of the cytochrome oxidase activity of microorganisms. Oxidase Test is an important differential procedure which is performed on all gram-negative bacteria that are to be identified. In presence of the enzyme cytochrome oxidase (produced by gram-negative bacteria) the N,N-dimethyl-phenylenediamine, and alpha-naphthol impregnated on the strips react to indophenol blue which is visible by a color change.

Application

Oxidase Strips are used for detection of oxidase production by microorganisms like Neisseria, Alcaligenes, Aeromonas, Vibrio′s, Campylobacter and Pseudomonas.

Packaging

package of 100 test strips

Components

The kit contains plastic strips with a paper zone saturated with a solution of N,N-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene diamine and alpha-naphtol

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 11 - Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 1
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable
• Personal Protective Equipment: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves