%0 Journal Article %A ATTEBERY, H. R. %A FINEGOLD, S. M. %T Inoculating loop for anaerobic roll tubes, pre-reduced anaerobically sterilized (PRAS) liquid media and routine microbiological procedures1 %D 1970 %J International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, %V 20 %N 1 %P 101-106 %@ 1466-5034 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00207713-20-1-101 %I Microbiology Society, %X ABSTRACT An inoculating loop has been designed for anaerobic techniques, rotating plate streaking and routine procedures. It consists of a terminal portion of platinum wire and a basal portion of stainless steel wire. A 60° angle bend 4 mm from the loop tip of the wire with mounting on a 14 cm handle gives a balanced and responsive instrument. A small section of one side of the loop is flattened to a sharp projecting edge which can cut out agar blocks and incise roll-tube agar surfaces enabling underlying colony material to be removed with ease. This inoculator has the advantages of a non - oxidizing platinum tip with the rigidity of the total wire being sufficient for microbiological procedures. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/00207713-20-1-101