Microbiology Question about staining.

[Nursing2102]

The 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.
  

3.)Special: Used to color and isolate various structures, such as capsules, endospores, and flagella.

• 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.
  

Would the answer be Simple, Differential and Special?- but are those just categories and not stains? Or would it just be any combination of 3 stains: like simple. gram, and acid fast?

Thanks.

[SopranoKris, MSN, RN, NP]

We're not supposed to answer homework questions on the forum.

Here's a link that might be helpful to your question (scroll to the staining section): Microbiology Flashcards

[Nursing2102]

Thanks.

[SopranoKris, MSN, RN, NP]

You're welcome. Hope it helped!