Team:Marburg/Protocols/Protocol28

Crystal Violet Staining


Preparation

  • grow cells in 96 well plate
  • use TB-medium
  • incubate for 24 h / 48 h

Washing and staining

  • remove liquid
  • wash wells with sterile water (3 times)
  • add 150 µl crystal violet solution (1%, in water)
  • incubate for 20 min
  • remove crystal violet solution
  • wash wells until liquid is uncoloured
  • dry wells

Plate reader measurement

  • add 200 µl ethanol (98%)
  • incubate for 1 h, while shaking the plate (the crystal violet has to be dissolved)
  • measure absorbance at 595 nm

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