Inoculating Loops and Needles

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.
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Fisherbrand™ Disposable Inoculating Loops and Needles
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Designed for quantitative procedures such as sampling, serial dilutions, as well as for bacterial inoculation. Fisherbrand™ Disposable Inoculating Loops and Needles, Length: 8 in. (20cm) are precision molded from a specially formulated, biologically inert polymer.

Includes | Certificate of dimensional accuracy |
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Disposable | Single-use |
Length (Metric) | 20 cm |
Length (English) | 8 in. |
Material | Biologically Inert Polymer |
Sterility | Sterile |
Fisherbrand™ Disposable Inoculating Loops and Needles, Flexible Needle and Loop
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For quantitative procedures such as sampling, serial dilutions and urine counts, as well as for bacterial inoculation. Fisherbrand™ Disposable Inoculating Loops and Needles, Length: 9 in. (23cm) are molded from a specially formulated, biologically inert polymer.

Includes | Certificate of dimensional accuracy |
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Disposable | Single-use |
Material | Biologically Inert Polymer |
Sterility | Sterile |
Fisherbrand™ Inoculating Nichrome Loops 8 in. Handle Braided/Twisted Wire Loop
Fisherbrand™ Innoculating loops are available in a variety of gauges, loop hole sizes, and wire types to accommodate an array of laboratory requirements.

Length (Metric) | 280 mm |
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For Use With (Equipment) | Petri-Dish etc |
Product Type | Inoculating Loop |
Color | Silver |
Length (English) | 11 in. |
Material | Nichrome |
For Use With (Application) | Ideal for selecting, inoculating, or transferring microbiological samples |
Autoclavable | Autoclavable |
Gauge | 24 |
Fisherbrand™ Nichrome/Aluminum Inoculating Loops
Fisherbrand Inoculating Loops consist of a nichrome wire loop mounted to an aluminum handle. Inoculating loops are used to introduce microorganisms into a culture medium.

Length (English) Handle | 7.25 in. |
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Product Type | Inoculating Loop |
Handle Type | Aluminum handle |
Length (Metric) Handle | 18.4 cm |
Material | Nichrome |
BD Difco™ Disposable Inoculating Needles and Loops

Sterile, disposable inoculating needles do not require flaming

Disposable | Single-use |
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Material | Plastic Resin |
Sterility | Sterile |
Fisherbrand™ Inoculating Nichrome Loops 8 in. Handle
Fisherbrand™ Innoculating loops are available in a variety of gauges, loop hole sizes, and wire types to accommodate an array of laboratory requirements.

Length (Metric) | 280 mm |
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For Use With (Equipment) | Petri-Dish etc |
Product Type | Inoculating Loop |
Color | Silver |
Length (English) | 11 in. |
Quantity | Available as Each or Pk. of 12 |
Material | Nichrome |
For Use With (Application) | Ideal for selecting, inoculating, or transferring microbiological samples |
Autoclavable | Autoclavable |
Thermo Scientific™ Disposable Calibrated Inoculating Loops
Select, inoculate or transfer microbiological sample volume on media plates with these calibrated inoculating loops.
Disposable | Single-use |
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Product Type | Inoculating Loop |
Quantity | 30 bags, 32 units/bag |
Handle Type | Plastic |
Material | Plastic (Handle) |
Sterility | Sterile |
Calibrated | Yes |
Thermo Scientific™ Nunc™ Disposable Loops and Needles

Easily identify these color-coded disposable loops and needles, precision molded from nontoxic (USP Class VI) polystyrene material.

Disposable | Single-use |
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Material | Polystyrene |
Sterility | Sterile |
Decon™ LeLoop™ Inoculating Loops
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More economical than platinum or disposable plastic loops

Length (Metric) | 7.62 cm |
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Product Type | Inoculating Loop |
Length (English) | 3 in. |
Material | Nichrome |
Sterility | Non-sterile |
Copan Diagnostics Calibrated Disposable Inoculating Loops and Needles in Zip Lock Pack
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Calibrated 1 and 10μL plastic disposable inoculating loops and needles
Includes | Evans blue dye certificate of calibration |
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Disposable | Single-use |
Packaging Type | Tamperproof Ziplock resealable bag |
Material | Plastic |
Sterility | Sterile |
Calibrated | Yes |
Decon™ LeStreak™ Microstreakers
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Perfect for inoculating or transferring microbiological samples

Length (Metric) | 27.31 cm |
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Product Type | Inoculating Streaker |
Length (English) | 10.75 in. |
Material | Nichrome |
Sterility | Non-sterile |
Decon™ LeStab™ Inoculating Microneedles
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Perfectly balanced for easy manipulation

Length (English) Handle | 7.25 in. |
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Length (Metric) | 10 cm |
Product Type | Inoculating Needle |
Length (English) | 3.93 in. |
Handle Type | Aluminum handle |
Length (Metric) Handle | 18.4 cm |
Material | Nichrome |
Fisherbrand™ Disposable Inoculating Loops
These Disposable Inoculating Loops are smooth and flexible to facilitate smooth, uniform streaking without damaging gel surfaces. Sterile and non-sterile options available.
Disposable | Single-use |
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Material | Polystyrene |
Autoclavable | Not Autoclavable |