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BAM R32 - Gram Stain - FDA
BAM R32 - Gram Stain - FDA
Solution A
Crystal violet (90% dye content) 2g
Ethanol, 95% 20 ml
Solution B
Ammonium oxalate 0.8 g
Distilled water 80 ml
Mix solutions A and B. Store 24 h and filter through coarse filter paper.
Gram's iodine
Iodine 1g
Place KI in mortar, add iodine, and grind with pestle for 5-10 s. Add 1 ml water and grind;
then add 5 ml of water and grind, then 10 ml and grind. Pour this solution into reagent
bottle. Rinse mortar and pestle with amount of water needed to bring total volume to 300
ml.
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released (about 30 s). Alternatively, flood slides with ethanol, pour off immediately, and
reflood with ethanol for 10 g. Wash briefly with water, drain, and apply Hucker's
counterstain (safranin solution) for 10-30 g. Wash briefly with water, drain, blot or air-dry,
and examine.
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