Our inoculation loops, inoculation needles and inoculation spreaders are comfortable to handle and increase safety in the workplace. They reduce the risk of cross contamination and save time due to the omission of sterilising with heat or flame-scarfing between two inoculations. They also prevent pathogenic aerosols which harbour the risk of spreading germs. Flexible inoculation loops are used for the simple carrying out of swabs or inoculation in liquid medium. Two versions are available, 1 µl and 10 µl, which are colour-coded to make them easier to differentiate. The inoculation needles should be used for seeding or withdrawing individual colonies. We recommend the use of the inoculation spreaders to place large volumes on culture media.