Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ BactiDrop Dobell and O'Connor Iodine

Description

• Prepare wet mounts of intestinal protozoa using Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ BactiDrop Dobell and O'Connor Iodine stain
• In 1921, Dobell and O'Connor formulated the iodine solution for staining of protozoan cysts in fecal specimens1
• They found that a weak iodine solution that could obscure or entrap organisms did not coagulate fecal particles
• It has also been reported that a weak iodine solution does not adversely affect the refractile nature of stained organisms, as concentrated iodine does2
• The iodine mount is useful for the examination of cysts and eggs, but trophozoites are killed
• The chromatin material of amebic cysts stain dark brown against the yellow-brown cytoplasm, the nuclear structures are differentiated and the glycogen masses stain a mahogany brown2.Ready-to-use: Liquid stainEasy-to-interpret:Chromatin material of amebic cysts stain dark brownGlycogen masses stain mahogany brownThe reagent contains potassium iodide (2% w/v) and iodine (1% w/v) in demineralized water and is supplied as 0.75mL ampules.Not all products are available for sale in all territories
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