Practical
work # 11.4B
(D) Preparation of
permanent preparations
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Safety: Take
care using the glassware, if there are any spillages or broken glass, tell the
teacher immediately. Do not attempt to pick up broken glass or wipe up
spillages yourself.
Wash your hands
thouroughly.
Gram Stain method: Preparation of a
Bacterial smear
1.
Aseptically sterilize the inoculating loop
in a hot flame and transfer bacterial cells from the surface of the agar, to a
drop of water on a microscope slide, forming a thin film of cells on the
surface of the slide. Once the film has dried, the slide is passed through a
flame in a process called heat fixing using a clothespin. Heat fixing the
preparation will kill the cells and cause them to stick to the surface of the
slide.
2.
Place a clothespin on the end of the slide
and place over a tray. Place several drops of crystal violet on the slide.
3.
Allow the stain to react with the cells
for 60 seconds.
4.
Tilt the slide and allow the excess stain
to drain from the slide.
5.
Rinse the slide by dipping the slide in a
large beaker of water several times.
6.
Hold the slide level, place several drops
of Gram’s iodine solution on the slide. Allow the stain to react with the cells
for 60 seconds.
7.
Rinse the slide in water as in step 5.
8.
Decolourize the smear with 95% ethyl
alcohol. Tilt the slide and apply the alcohol above the smear, allowing it to
run across the surface of the slide. Apply the alcohol drop by drop, repeating
until the alcohol runs clear.
9.
Rinse the slide with water as above.
10.
Hold the slide level again. Place several
drops of the counterstain, safranin (1%), on the slide.
11.
Allow the stain to react with the cells
for 20-30 seconds.
12.
Tilt the slide and allow the excess stain
to drain from the slide.
13.
Rinse the slide by dipping the slide in a
large beaker of water several times.
14.
Blot the slide with paper towels.
15.
Place a coverslip over the specimen and examine
the stained cells under a microscope.
Note: Gram-positive cells
have a high amount of peptidoglycan in their cell wall and will stain pink.
Gram-negative cells have
a low amount of peptidoglycan in their cell wall and will stain pink.
Draw and label the images
of the microorganisms that you see using the microscope, (remember to include
the magnification).
1. Describe and name the
type of microorganisms that were on the petri-dish inoculated with milk.
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2. Describe and name
the type of microorganisms that were on the petri-dish inoculated with soil and
water.
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3. Describe and name
the type of microorganisms that were on the petri-dish inoculated from the
mouth swab.
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4. Describe the
difference in a gram positive and a gram negative organism.
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5. Draw a diagram of the
microorganisms below.
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