Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 032191855X
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-855-0

Chapter 4 - Microscopy, Staining, and Classification - Questions For Review - Fill in the Blanks - Page 122: 2

Answer

Heat fixation

Work Step by Step

The type of fixation developed by Koch for bacteria is heat fixation. This is a routine procedure and is completed by drying a smear of a sample at room temperature and then passing it through a Bunsen burner flame to permanently adhere the sample or organism to the glass of the slide.
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