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. 1972 Apr;23(4):826.
doi: 10.1128/am.23.4.826-826.1972.

A method to render unstained mycobacterial smears safe for storage or shipment

E B Blair, W W Bretherton, A H Tull

A method to render unstained mycobacterial smears safe for storage or shipment

E B Blair et al. Appl Microbiol. 1972 Apr.

Abstract

Sterilization and optimal staining of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum smears was accomplished by heating at 65 C for 30 min followed by exposure for 10 min to 10% formaldehyde fumes.

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