Hardy Diagnostics Gram C128A Advanced Crystal Violet Stain, 1 gal. - MDL-HADC128A - 1 Each

Hardy Diagnostics Gram C128A Advanced Crystal Violet Stain, 1 gal.

The Hardy Diagnostics Gram C128A Advanced Crystal Violet Stain, 1 gal. is held for professional buyers who need dependable, repeatable supply. Use crystal violet to stain microorganisms from cultures and specimens by the differential Gram method.

Key Features

• Crystal violet is taken up equally well by both gram-positive and negative bacterial cell walls.
• A crystal violet-iodine complex is formed within the peptidoglycan layer of the cell wall of each type of bacteria upon addition of iodine.
• When a decolorizer is applied, lipids are extracted from the cell walls of gram-negative bacteria.
• This is an aqueous solution of crystal violet.

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