A bacterial smear is a:

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Before a stain can be done, the bacteria must be applied to a labeled slide.A direct smear from a swab can be made, or a culture can be stained.Individual colonies growing on the culture medium can be spread into a drop of sterile saline on a glass slide, or material directly from the site of infection can be spread on the slide from the swab used to collect it.The slide then is air-dried and fixed.Either heat or methanol can be used to "fix" the slide (i.e., causes the material to adhere to the slide).

A Bacterial Smear Is A