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Gram stain basic question - (Aug/17/2005 )

After doing a Gram stain do you put a coverslip on the slide before viewing under an oil immersion lens or do you put the oil right on the stained cells?
Thanks.

-Cleo-

No I just put the immersion oil right on the stained cells. Save money on cover slip haha tongue.gif

--YS--

you justo have to put an oil drop on the stained cells and make sure the inmersion lens makes contact with the oil before looking through the microscope.
Good Luck!

-myclone-