Microbiology Question about staining.
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by Nursing2102 Feb 23The question I am looking to answer is:
"List 3 different types of stains used to help visualize cells."
This is what I know about staining:
Stains:
1.)Simple: Used to highlight microorganisms to determine cellular shapes/arrangements.
2.)Differential: Used to distinguish different kinds of bacteria
- A.) Gram: Gram + and Gram -
- B.)Acid Fast: Used to distinguish Mycobacterium.
- A.) Negative: Used to demonstrate the presence of capsules.
- B.) Endospore: Used to detect the presence of endospores in bacteria.
- C.) Flagella: Used to demonstrate the presence of flagella.
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