Thursday, November 5, 2009

more microscopin'

yahoo i was so excited when i successfully viewed both of my gram stains from my BAP growth on oil immersion!! it was realllllly cool to see. it was especially interesting looking at the different orientation and sizes between the two different bateria. now im working on the sleuthing end of things to try and I.D. what exactly i was looking at.... :)

also, i was happy to see that my one slide was ok after leaving it overnight before i had a chance to view it. i had time to stain one of my slides but no time yesterday to view it, so i ended up leaving it at room temp until this afternoon, when my other BAP was ready so i could make my second slide. i was worried that i might lose something, but it turned out to be just fine.

anyone know how long could i save a fixed and stained slide at room temp? better refridgerated?

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