A Novel Improved Gram Staining Method Based on the Capillary Tube

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Abstract

In this work, an exploratory study was conducted to examine Gram staining based on the capillary tube. Each Gram staining step for all bacterial strains tested was completed in capillary tubes. The results showed that different Gram staining morphologies were clearly visible in the capillary tubes. The results presented here demonstrated that the improved method could effectively distinguish between Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, and only small volumes of reagents were required in this method. Collectively, this efficient method could rapidly and accurately identify the types of bacteria. Therefore, our findings could be used as a useful reference study for other staining methods.

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Wu, K. Y., & Yang, T. X. (2020). A Novel Improved Gram Staining Method Based on the Capillary Tube. Polish Journal of Microbiology, 69(4), 503–508. https://doi.org/10.33073/PJM-2020-043

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