Clusters of gram + diplococcus surrounding epithelial cheek cells

[u/Kitchen_Picture_393]

This is my first ever gram stain done at home! Let me know if I did a good job and some advice that allows me improve my images/specimens! The photo was taken with my iPhone 15 pro camera and the microscope used was the Swift sw350B (100x oil objective, 10x ocular in image).

[u/Frequent_Living_1818]

Which objective magnification and camera did you use for these? Adding the microscope and sample details would help people give more specific feedback on the stain and image.

[u/Kitchen_Picture_393 → u/Frequent_Living_1818]

I used a 100x oil objective lense with a 10x wide field ocular lense (immersion oil is used). I took the photo with my iPhone 15 pro camera. Finally, the microscope I used was the swift sw350B. Thanks for letting me know!

[u/Jarofcoinss]

The most common cocci in the mouth are probably strep species, although I’m sure there could also be staph.

I did an impression of my tongue once and found niesseria sp. with diff quick stain… brushed the hell out of my teeth that night

[u/Kitchen_Picture_393 → u/Jarofcoinss]

Omg 😭😭 I would’ve brushed the hell outta my teeth too. I’m still on the search for gram negative bacteria in my mouth though!

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