Lactophenol cotton blue staining for identification of fungi
To lay down the procedure for performing the Lactophenol cotton blue staining technique for identification of fungi.
- Scope
This SOP is applicable for the identification of the fungal colonies in Microbiology Laboratory of (Pharmaceutical Company Name).
- Responsibility
- Microbiologist or above of Microbiology Laboratory: Preparation of the SOP.
- Head – Microbiology section/ Nominee: Checking of the SOP.
- Accountability
- Head – Quality Control/ Nominee: Compliance of SOP.
- Abbreviations and Definitions
SOP : Standard operating procedure
No. : Number
QC : Quality Control
QA : Quality Assurance
- Procedure
- Place two-three drops of Lactophenol cotton blue stain on the center of clean glass slide.
- Take a small tuft of fungal culture from the plate along with the spores with the help of flamed and cooled needle and place it on the Lactophenol cotton blue stain.
- Separate the tufts into finer size using two flamed and cooled needles.
- Place a neat and cleaned cover slip on the culture and ensure that no bubble is formed.
- Observe the slide under the microscope, first under 10X lens and then under 40 X lens.
- Forms and Records (Annexures)
- Not applicable
- Distribution
- Master copy – Quality Assurance
- Controlled copies – Quality Assurance, Production, Quality Control, Stores, Engineering and Human Resource
- History:
Date | Revision Number |
Reason for Revision |
00 | NEW SOP |
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