Hi all. What would be the best solution to stain the membrane of fixed gram-positive bacteria for immunofluorescence studies?

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Sagar Bashyal

Hello Elodie

Below link will solve your query.

http://jb.asm.org/content/95/6/1987.full.pdf

Good Luck

Elodie Cnt

Thanks for you reply.

I had a quick view on the paper and this way of labelling seems a little bite too complex for what I want to do. I am more interested by a standard marker for membrane staining.

Anyway thanks a lot!!

Elodie