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. 1982 Nov;16(5):948-52.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.16.5.948-952.1982.

Practical procedure for demonstrating bacterial flagella

H Kodaka, A Y Armfield, G L Lombard, V R Dowell Jr

Practical procedure for demonstrating bacterial flagella

H Kodaka et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1982 Nov.

Abstract

We developed a simple, rapid method for demonstrating bacterial flagella with Ryu staining solution that gave satisfactory results for numerous motile and nonmotile bacteria. Two major advantages of this method are that the staining solution, ready for use, is stable at ambient temperature indefinitely and that microscopic examination of bacteria in the stained drop preparations can be performed rapidly.

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