Inoculating Loops and Needles
Devices used for inoculation, serial dilution, sterile sampling, sample transfer, and microbiological sample spreading; available in materials such as polymers, aluminum, and other metals. Includes disposable and color-coded products.
Inoculating loops and needles (sometimes called microstreakers or inoculating wands) are hand-held devices for inoculating plated or tubed growth media with micro-organisms such as bacteria or yeasts prior to incubation, multiplication, and growth. The inoculum is typically streaked onto, or stabbed into, solid agar-based media, or simply introduced and dispersed into liquid media. Inoculating loops and needles are also useful for sampling and transferring small quantities of micro-organism prior to further analysis, microscopic examination, or serial dilution.
Inoculating loops and needles consist of a handle with a terminal loop or needle that is designed to pick up and transfer a small quantity of inoculum (typically 1 to 10 μL) from a donor culture to the growth medium of choice. Some loops are calibrated and color-coded to transfer semi-quantitative amounts of inoculum.
Hardy Diagnostics™ Disposable Inoculating Loop
The hexagonal loop shaft improves grip, while the ultra-smooth loop surfaces allow for easy streaking.
Thermo Scientific™ Nunc™ Disposable Loops and Needles, needle
Easily identify these color-coded disposable loops and needles, precision molded from nontoxic (USP Class VI) polystyrene material.
Greiner Bio-One Disposable Inoculating Loops
For use in picking single colonies. Greiner Bio-One Disposable Inoculating Loops are flexible for collection and inoculation.
Copan Diagnostics Inoculating Loops and Needles in Zip Lock Pack, Calibrated, Disposable
Calibrated 1 and 10μL plastic disposable inoculating loops and needles packaged in Zip-lock closure bags that reseal between uses to avoid contamination.
Decon™ LeStreak™ Microstreakers
Perfect for inoculating or transferring microbiological samples
GVS Disposable Inoculating Loop and Needle
GVS Disposable Inoculating Loops and Needles available in 1 and 10 μL with different packing for choices.
Simport™ Scientific Ino-Loop™ Inoculating Loops and Needles
Facilitates uniform streaking without damaging the gel surface
Surgical Design™ Inoculating Loops with Aluminum Handles
Surgical Design™ Inoculating Loops with Aluminum Handles are used to cultivate microbes on plates by transferring inoculum for streaking.
Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ Calibrated Inoculating Loops
Thermo Scientific™ Remel Calibrated Inoculating Loops come in a variety of materials: platinum, twisted nichrome and plastic.Some with color coded with insulated handle.
Corning™ Sterile Polystyrene Inoculating Loops
Constructed of flexible polystyrene for optimum retrieval of an inoculum from a culture. Gosselin™ Sterile Polystyrene Inoculating Loops provide a superior solution for transferring microscopic organisms, inoculum, or streaking.
Decon™ LeStab™ Inoculating Microneedles
Perfectly balanced for easy manipulation
Pro-Lab Diagnostics™ Pro-Loops™ Insulated Inoculating Loop Wire Holders
Available in nickel-plated brass or lightweight aluminum
Bio Plas™ Astral™ Inoculation Device System
Economical, disposable inoculation system designed for safety and dependable sterility
LevGo smartPicks™ Toothpick Inoculation Pick, USA Made
USA made wooden toothpicks for laboratory colony picking. Smallest one fits 15 mL tube and can be used without breaking; just pick, drop, and close.