Gram Staining There are a couple pieces of data to collect from bacteria 1 how many bacteria grew on your plate count colonies 2 surface area of plate covered with growth estimate using graph paper ID: 760284
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Slide1
How
to look at bacteria & Gram Staining
Slide2There are a couple pieces of data to collect from bacteria:
1. how many bacteria grew on your plate (count colonies)
2. surface area of plate covered with growth (estimate using graph paper)
3. colony morphology (see hand out)
4. gram staining
Slide3Colony Counting
Slide4Surface Area Covered
Slide5Colony Morphology
Slide6Colony Morphology
Slide7Gram Positive Bacteria
Gram positive bacteria have a THICK cell wall of peptidoglycan
takes up the VIOLET STAIN in the gram staining process
Slide8Gram Negative Bacteria
Gram negative bacteria have a THIN cell wall of peptidoglycan underneath another cell membrane layer
takes up the SAFRANIN in the gram staining process
Slide9Slide10Slide11Slide12Steps for Gram Staining...
You Will Use:
Crystal violet (primary stain)
Iodine solution/Gram's Iodine (mordant that fixes crystal violet to cell wall) Decolorizer (e.g. ethanol) Safranin (secondary stain) Water (preferably in a squirt bottle)
Slide13Steps for Gram Staining...
Step 1
Make a slide of cell sample to be stained. Heat fix the sample to the slide by carefully passing the slide with a drop or small piece of sample on it through a Bunsen burner three times.
Slide14Steps for Gram Staining...
Step 2
Add the crystal violet stain to the sample/slide and wait for 1 minute. Rinse slide with a gentle stream of water for a maximum of 5 seconds to remove unbound crystal violet. Do not put water directly on cells, add above the sample spot.
Slide15Steps for Gram Staining...
Step 3
Add Gram's iodine for 1 minute- this is a mordant, or an agent that fixes the crystal violet to the bacterial cell wall.
Slide16Steps for Gram Staining...
Step 4
Rinse sample/slide with acetone or alcohol for
~3 seconds and rinse with a gentle stream of water. The alcohol will decolorize the sample if it is Gram negative, removing the crystal violet. However, if the alcohol remains on the sample for too long, it may also decolorize Gram positive cells.
Slide17Steps for Gram Staining...
Step 5
Add the safranin stain to the sample/slide and wait for 1 minute. Rinse slide with a gentle stream of water for a maximum of 5 seconds to remove unbound crystal violet. Do not put water directly on cells, add above the sample spot.
Slide18Gram Staining Summary
Slide19Label these steps as a table team
What are you putting on the sample?
How long does it stay there?
Slide20Oil Immersion Microscope
Slide21Oil Immersion Microscope
Slide22Practice Gram Staining &
Oil Immersion Use
Take A
Colony from
cheek (Q-tip) or yoghurt
using a loop
Practice Gram Staining
Practice Using
Oil Immersion