Thermo Scientific™
Remel™ BactiDrop Acridine Orange
Catalog number: R21502
Detect microorganisms from clinical specimens and blood cultures using Thermo Scientific™ Remel™ BactiDrop™ Acridine Orange fluorescent stain. Kronvall and Myhre demonstrated that acridine orange stain detected microorganisms in direct smears1 and when buffered at a low pH produced differential staining of bacteria. It was evaluated for the detection of microorganisms in blood cultures2 and was found to be a rapid, inexpensive alternative to blind subcultures and more sensitive than Gram stains. Subsequent studies showed acridine orange stain to be more sensitive than the Gram stain3.