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"Multodisks" for Bacterial Sensitivity Testing in Case, by Oxoid, English, c. 1980

Inventory Number 59388

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.59388

Item type
Object
Makers
Oxoid Ltd
Provenance
Presented by Raymond Leslie Godfrey
Primary inscriptions
On Tin: 'OXOID/ 50 MULTODISKS/ CODE 7706E/ Sulphamethoxazole RL 100 mg Trimethoprim VV 1.25mg Ampicillin PN 25mg Cephalothir KF 30mg Nitrofurantoin F 200mg Nalidixic Acid NA 30mg Gentamicin CN 10mg Carbenicillin PY 100mg 50048 Exp02/82/ Made in England by OXOID Ltd/ For Laborartory use only/ Store at -20 degrees to +8 degrees' On each Multodisk: 'MULTODISK REGD. TRADE MARK/ Code 7706E PY 100/ RL 100/ W 1.25/ PN 25/ KF 30/ F 200/ NA 30/ Cn 10'
Physical material
metal
Paper
Plastic
Dimensions
Diameter: 71mm Height: 25mm Weight: 34g
Inventory No
59388

Description

Tin containing 50 Multodisks code type 7706E. Tin has a printed label on lid recording manufacturer's name as well as the bacteria which each multodisk can record. Tin is circular and seperates into two halves. In Bottom section is hexagonal shaped piece of padded paper.

Inside tin are stored approx. 50 Multodisks. Each Multodisk is constructed of white paper with eight circular points extending from a central circle. Each point records a specific bacterial sensitivity. Multodisks are stored in an open plastic bag.

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