Re: Gram Stain problem

From:RichardWHorobin@aol.com


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Aidan writes:

> We have been having troubles with our gram stain (paraffin) procedure.  The 
> results are not giving sufficient distinction between Gram +ve's and -ve's. 
>  

Can you tell us what the bacteria look like? Instead of +ve's being black and 
-ve's being pink, are they all black, all pink, or all somewhere in between?

Bye - Richard Horobin
Institute of Biomedical & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow
T direct 01796-474 480 --- E  RichardWHorobin@aol.com
"What should we expect? Everything."

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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT  SIZE=2>Aidan writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">We have been having troubles with our gram stain (paraffin) procedure.  The 
<BR>results are not giving sufficient distinction between Gram +ve's and -ve's. 
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<BR>Can you tell us what the bacteria look like? Instead of +ve's being black and 
<BR>-ve's being pink, are they all black, all pink, or all somewhere in between?
<BR>
<BR>Bye - Richard Horobin
<BR>Institute of Biomedical & Life Sciences, University of Glasgow
<BR><B>T direct 01796-474 480 --- E  RichardWHorobin@aol.com</B>
<BR><I>"What should we expect? Everything."</I></FONT></HTML>

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