Staining bacterial flagella easily.
A wet-mount technique for staining bacterial flagella is highly successful when a stable stain and regular slides and cover slips are used. Although not producing a permanent mount, the technique is simple for routine use when the number and arrangement of flagella are critical in identifying species of motile bacteria.
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University of Northern Colorado, Greeley 80639.
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D000421:Alcaligenes / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001419:Bacteria / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005407:Flagella / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D011513:Proteus mirabilis / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013194:Staining and Labeling