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Hello, I am a student at high school and I am doing an experiment on identifying bacteria in contact lens cases. I need images of bacteria and their names to compare with sample bacteria under the microscope. Which website has the best images of gram stained bacteria? Thank you

Hello wfujiwara,

The following sites provide some great reference images for gram-stained bacteria/fungi organized by morphology/type:

Clinical Microbiology Laboratory of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/bugdrug/antib ... meset1.htm

Gram Stained Fungi Index by Mt. Sinai Hospital
http://microbiology.mtsinai.on.ca/mig/g ... ndex.shtml

Gram-Negative (UPenn)
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/bugdrug/antib ... /gram4.htm

Gram-Positive (UPenn)
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/bugdrug/antib ... /Gram3.htm

Gram Stain: Gram-Negative Cocci (ASM)
http://www.microbelibrary.org/asmonly/d ... sp?id=2030

Gram Stain: Gram-Negative Rods (ASM)
http://www.microbelibrary.org/asmonly/d ... sp?id=2031

Gram Stain: Gram-Variable Rods and Cocci (ASM)
http://www.microbelibrary.org/asmonly/d ... sp?id=2028

Gram Stain: Gram-Positive Cocci (ASM)
http://www.microbelibrary.org/asmonly/d ... sp?id=2029

Gram Stain: Gram-Positive Rods (ASM)
http://www.microbelibrary.org/asmonly/d ... sp?id=1988

Hope this helps--good luck with your project!
Melissa

Melissa,
Thank you so much!! it helps a lot:)