Microbiology QC Slide

Gram Stain Control Slide provides two air-dried and methanol-fixed droplets within two etched circles.

The circle nearest the label contains a droplet of Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus derived from ATCC® 25923™*.

The circle farthest from the label contains a droplet of a Gram-negative Escherichia coli derived from ATCC® 25922™*.

Stain: Gram Stain

Zinc PVA-Preserved Fecal Smear Control slides provide air-dried, Zinc PVA-preserved, fecal smears containing a representative intestinal protozoa, usually Giardia lamblia.

Stain: Trichrome Stain (Wheatley)

SAF-Preserved Fecal Smear Control slides provide air-dried, SAF preserved, fecal smears containing a representative intestinal protozoa, usually Giardia lamblia.

Stain: Trichrome Stain (Wheatley)

Acid Fast Control Slides provide two air-dried and methanol-fixed droplets within two etched circles.

The circle nearest the label contains a droplet of an Acid Fast-Positive Mycobacterium gordonae derived from ATCC® 14470™*.

The circle farthest from the label contains a droplet of an Acid Fast-Positive Cryptosporidium in a fecal sample and also contains Acid Fast-Negative intestinal bacteria.

Stains: Kinyoun Acid-Fast, Modified Acid-Fast, Ziehl-Neelson Acid-Fast

Mycobacterium Control Slides provide two air-dried and methanol-fixed droplets within two etched circles.

The circle nearest the label contains an Acid Fast-Positive Mycobacterium gordonae derived from ATCC® 14470™*.

The circle farthest from the label contains an Acid Fast-Negative Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae derived from ATCC® 19414™*.

Stain: Kinyoun Acid-Fast, Modified Acid-Fast, Ziehl-Neelson Acid-Fast

Cryptosporidium Control Slides provide a single, air-dried and methanol-fixed fecal smear containing Acid Fast-Positive Cryptosporidium and Acid Fast-Negative intestinal bacteria.

Stains: Kinyoun Acid-Fast, Modified Acid-Fast, Ziehl-Neelson Acid-Fast

FYC (Culture Isolates) Control Slides provide a single, air-dried and methanol-fixed preparation containing Candida albicans derived from ATCC® 10231™*.

Stain: Lactophenol Cotton Blue

MYC-D (Clinical Samples) Control Slides provide a single, air-dried and methanol-fixed preparation containing Candida albicans derived from ATCC® 10231™* with Leucocytes.

Stain: Calcofluor White (KOH)

Pneumocystis carinii Control Slides provide a single, air-dried and methanol-fixed non-human tissue preparation containing Pneumocystis.

Stain: Giemsa, Giemsa Plus, Methenamine Silver Nitrate

Pneumocystis carinii Two-Well Control Slides are Teflon coated with two 7 mm wells containing homogeneous suspensions of methanol-fixed rat lung tissue.

One well contains normal rat lung tissue and the other contains rat lung heavily infected with Pneumocystis carinii cysts and trophs. There is a frosted area at one end for labeling use.

Stain: Giemsa, Giemsa Plus, Methenamine Silver Nitrate

Blood Parasite Control Slides provide air-dried, methanol-fixed, blood parasite smears containing either Plasmodium, Babesia or Trypanosoma.


Stains: Giemsa Plus, Wright's Stain