FAQs

FAQs

What stain can I use to differentiate bacterial cells from mammalian cells in a co-culture or infection model?

To date, we have not identified a fluorescent cellular stain that will detect bacteria but not mammalian cells...

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Can I use CellBrite® or MemBrite® Stains with non-mammalian cells or organisms?

CellBrite® and MemBrite® Stains were originally developed for staining mammalian cells in culture, but some of the stains...

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Can the CellBrite® Cytoplasmic Membrane Dyes be used to track cell division in bacteria?

The CellBrite® Cytoplasmic Membrane Dyes do not stain bacteria. The reactive CellBrite® Fix dyes stain both gram-positive and...

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Is staining with the Viability/Cytotoxicity Assay Kit for Bacteria Live & Dead Cells (cat. # 30027) compatible with subsequent fixation with paraformaldehyde (PFA)?

Fixation is not recommended after staining with the Viability/Cytotoxicity Assay Kit (cat. # 30027) as the dead cell...