UTM - Universal Transport Medium
Virus, Chlamydia, Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma
Product Features
- Room Temperature Stable
- UTM system is available as filled tubes in bulk or a variety of patient sample collection packs incorporating various combinations of swabs and media tubes
- Safe, shatterproof polypropylene skirted tube with distinctive internal conical shape enabling centrifugation of samples and allowing tubes to stand upright on the laboratory bench
- Product can be conveniently stored at room temperature prior to use for collecting samples for all four organism groups; Viruses, Chlamydia, Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma
- Choice of Regular UTM and Mini UTM tubes to suit different work patterns
- Large 3ml medium fill volume enough for multiple tests on the same specimen
- Media formulation includes antibiotics to inhibit bacterial and fungal flora in patient samples
- Three glass beads in each tube facilitates the release and dispersion of patient sample material and virus particles from the swab during vortexing
- Wide selection of regular and minitip specimen collection applicators available
- All swabs feature unique molded breakpoint enabling safe, reliable break off and deposit of swab sticks into transport tubes
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