Sterne, MaxAlexander, R.A.Clark, R.Louw, J.G.De Kock, V.E.2017-02-062017-02-0620171952Sterne, M 1952, 'A note on the staining of bacterial capsules’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 51-52.0330-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58860The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 300dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.The efficiency of Muir's capsule stain could be much increased by adding a surface-active agent (CTAB) to the primary carbol-fuchsin stain, and by using 0•1 per cent. alkaline methylene blue as a counter stain. Heating of the stain was not necessary.en© 1952 ARC - Onderstepoort and Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (original). © 2017 University of Pretoria. Dept. of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaArticle