UTM - Universal Transport Medium
Virus, Chlamydia, Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma

Product Features

Room Temperature Stable
UTM system is available as filled tubes in bulk or a variety of patient sample collection packs incorporating various combinations of swabs and media tubes
Safe, shatterproof polypropylene skirted tube with distinctive internal conical shape enabling centrifugation of samples and allowing tubes to stand upright on the laboratory bench
Product can be conveniently stored at room temperature prior to use for collecting samples for all four organism groups; Viruses, Chlamydia, Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma
Choice of Regular UTM and Mini UTM tubes to suit different work patterns
Large 3ml medium fill volume enough for multiple tests on the same specimen
Media formulation includes antibiotics to inhibit bacterial and fungal flora in patient samples
Three glass beads in each tube facilitates the release and dispersion of patient sample material and virus particles from the swab during vortexing
Wide selection of regular and minitip specimen collection applicators available
All swabs feature unique molded breakpoint enabling safe, reliable break off and deposit of swab sticks into transport tubes