First you have to understand that the purpose of this technique is to observe living bacteria being motile. Motility is an inheritable phenotype and is critical for identification and classification...
Direct demonstration of V.cholerae is not recommended for general purposes. However, darting motility and its inhibition of specific antisera, especially after brief inoculation in broth, has proven...
To make a hanging drop slide, you will need: -a depression slide -a square coverslip -some petrolatum -the liquid suspension of what you wish to view
Place a small spot of petrolatum on each of the...
The Hanging Drop ProcedureThe direct examination of live microorganisms can be extremely useful in determining size, and shape relationships, motility, and reactions to various chemicals or immune...