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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Protoc Microbiol. 2012 May;CHAPTER:Unit–3D.3.. doi: 10.1002/9780471729259.mc03d03s25
Flagellum Stain Recipe:
Solution 1:
5% carbolic acid (phenol) solution in H2O 10 ml
Saturated aluminum potassium sulfate: 12 hydrate solution 10 ml
Tannic acid 2 g
Solution 2:
Ethanol 100 ml
Crystal violet 12 g
Stain:
10 parts Solution 1
1 part Solution 2