Staining Kit: GRAM’s for Microbiology
The Gram staining kit for microbiology is a specially designed kit that contains all the necessary reagents and dyes to classify bacteria based on their cell wall structure. Gram staining is an essential technique in microbiology and allows differentiation between Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
The kit generally contains the following components:
1. Crystal violet solution: the primary dye that stains all bacterial cells violet.
2. Lugol's solution (iodine solution): An iodine solution used to fix crystal violet in cells.
3. A decolorizing solution that makes the cell wall of Gram-negative bacteria permeable, thus removing the purple color.
4. Safranin solution: The counterstain that stains decolorized Gram-negative bacteria red, while Gram-positive bacteria retain their purple color.
The Gram staining kit allows for easy and standardized performance of Gram staining, ensuring reliable and reproducible results. This classification of bacteria is often the first step in identifying pathogens and helps in the selection of appropriate antibiotics to treat infections.
The kit generally contains the following components:
1. Crystal violet solution: the primary dye that stains all bacterial cells violet.
2. Lugol's solution (iodine solution): An iodine solution used to fix crystal violet in cells.
3. A decolorizing solution that makes the cell wall of Gram-negative bacteria permeable, thus removing the purple color.
4. Safranin solution: The counterstain that stains decolorized Gram-negative bacteria red, while Gram-positive bacteria retain their purple color.
The Gram staining kit allows for easy and standardized performance of Gram staining, ensuring reliable and reproducible results. This classification of bacteria is often the first step in identifying pathogens and helps in the selection of appropriate antibiotics to treat infections.
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Staining of bacteria / tissue samples
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Components of this kit:
• Crystal Violet after HUCKER, Artikel-Nr.:12618
• LUGOL’s Iodine, stabilized with PVP, Artikel-Nr.:10258
• Safranine for GRAM’s Staining, Artikel-Nr.:12624
• GRAM’s Decolorizing Solution, Artikel-Nr.:11499
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