BD BBL - Gram Stain Control Slide 1 X 3 Inch White End - Bd - 231401

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Product Information: SLIDE, BACTROL GRAM STAIN (50/PK)

• The BBL Gram Slide is used for evaluating and controlling the quality of Gram stain reagents and techniques
• The BBL Gram Slide offers a standardized, pretested stable control for use when testing Gram stain reagents
• The prepared slide eliminates the need for maintaining stock cultures to prepare slides
• The BBL Gram Slide is a conventional 1x 3 inch microscope slide imprinted with 10 squares
• One square contains unstained control organisms; the remaining nine squares are available for staining test isolates
• The control square, labeled (C±), consists of a mixture of gram-positive cocci and gram-negative bacilli, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 and Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, respectively
• The BBL Gram Slide must be heat-fixed prior to staining
• Due to possible carryover of organisms during the staining procedure, this product is not recommended for use with clinical specimens