Why is it important to limit the quanitity of cells used to prepare a smear?
What problems can arise when the slide is heated in a flame?
What causes a stain to adhere to bacterial cells?
simple
A stain that does not penetrate cells is used to color the background.
negative
capsule
negative
simple
methylene blue
purple
purple
purple
pink
pink
Decolorizer
Counterstain
peptidoglycan.
Catalase
obligate anaerobe
obligate aerobe
facultative aerobe
microaerophile
Acidophiles
Neutrophiles
Halophiles
Halotolerant
Osmophiles