On Jun 20, 12:48 am, Bob McLean <mcl... from txstate.edu> wrote:
> Dear Rachna,
>> While in theory any stain that would stain biological components of
> biofilms (and not the underlying polystyrene substratum) could be
> used, crystal violet absorbs much more light than safranin and so
> would provide higher sensitivity for this assay.
>> Good luck with your work,
>> Bob McLean
>> At 09:15 AM 6/19/2007, Rachna Singh wrote:
>> >Why is crystal violet preferred over safranin for staining bacterial
> >biofilms formed on the surface of microtiter plates?
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OK. Thanks a lot for your help.
