Tube contains 0.1 mm silica spheres Used to lyse bacteria, spores For use on FastPrep® instruments or any bead beater Used primarily for lysis of gram (+/-) bacteria and will also disrupt fungal tissue and spores. Nucleic Acid Isolation, Nucleic Acid Extraction, Proteomics, Purification and Detection, Protein Purification, DNA Purification, Plant Tissue Processing, Tissue Analysis, Bacterial Lysis, Yeast Lysis, Fungal Tissue Analysis, Animal Cell Lysis, Animal Tissue Analysis, Microbiome Studies, Metabolite Extraction, Grind Seeds, Homogenization