ATCC(R) Launches SafeTsource(TM) Non-Animal Origin Microbial Products.MANASSAS, Va. -- ATCC ATCC American Type Culture Collection, see there (American Type Culture Collection American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) is a private, not-for-profit biological resource center whose mission focuses on the acquisition, authentication, production, preservation, development and distribution of standard reference microorganisms, cell lines and other materials for ) today launched SafeTsource[TM], a set of non-animal origin microbial microbial pertaining to or emanating from a microbe. microbial digestion the breakdown of organic material, especially feedstuffs, by microbial organisms. products that can be used in a wide variety of applications where the presence of animal-derived products are of concern. The SafeTsource product line includes microbial cultures, growth media and a cryoprotectant cry·o·pro·tec·tant n. A substance used to protect cells or tissues from damage during freezing. cry agent. They are applicable for quality control testing where products are manufactured using aseptic processing. SafeTsource microorganisms are grown on vegetable-based media and freeze-dried without contacting animal-derived materials. All SafeTsource cultures originate from pre-1980 seed stocks, meaning they are known to have been preserved at ATCC prior to the date cited in FDA-issued guidance regarding the risk of bovine spongiform encephalopathy bovine spongiform encephalopathy: see prion. (BSE See Bombay Stock Exchange. BSE See Boston Stock Exchange (BSE). ). The SafeTsource product line comprises 17 bacteria species, two yeasts and one fungus species. The group includes several strains commonly used as reference materials for industry QC testing, including Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Aspergillus niger and Candida albicans. The SafeTsource product line also includes non-animal origin tryptic tryp·tic adj. Relating to or resulting from trypsin. tryptic relating to or resulting from digestion by trypsin. soy broth culture media and a cryoprotectant agent. Microbial growth characteristics and phenotypic features have been shown to be maintained when growing cultures on non-animal origin media*. More information on SafeTsource products can be found at www.atcc.org. About ATCC ATCC is the world's largest biological resource center and the most comprehensive source of reference cultures and reagents used by researchers in academic and industry laboratories. Since 1925, ATCC has set the standard for authentication and distribution of biological reference materials for life science research in the public and private sector. www.atcc.org. *Cleland D, Jastrzembski K et al. Growth characteristics of microorganisms on commercially available animal-free alternatives to tryptic soy medium. Journal of Microbial Methods. 69: 345-352. 2007. |
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