NSS spore strips are traditional biological indicators used to monitor Steam, Ethylene Oxide, Dry heat and Gamma / E-Beam sterilization processes.
They contain bacterial spores on a paper carrier strip within a peel open glassine envelope.
Micoorganism |
Sterilization Process |
Incubation Time |
Incubation Temperature |
Etigam Productcode |
Geobacillus stearothermophilus | Steam | 7 days | 60 °C | NSS-S5/6 |
Bacillus atrophaeus | EO gas & Dry heat | 7 days | 37 °C | NSS-E6 |
Bacillus pumilus | Gamma / E-beam | 7 days | 35 °C | NSS-R6 |
Bacillus atrophaeus | EO gas & Dry heat | 7 days | 37 °C | NSS-E6/D6 |
Geobacillus stearothermophilus / Bacillus atrophaeus |
Steam, EO gas & Dry heat | 7 days | 60 °C | NSS-C1 |
other populations on request |