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Ch. 2: How We See The Invisible World Flashcards

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purpose of brightfield microscope

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Used in wide variety of lab applications as standard microscope

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Purpose of dark field microscope

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  • increases contrast w/out staining
  • useful for viewing live specimens
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Type of image produced by brightfield microscope

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produces image on bright background

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Example of bacteria visualized by brightfield microscope

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Bacillus sp. showing endospores

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Image produced by darkfield microscope

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produce bright image on dark background

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Example of bacteria visualized by darkfield microscope

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Borrelia burgdorferi

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Purpose of phase contrast microscope

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  • uses refraction & interference caused by structures in specimen to create high contrast, high res images w/out staining
  • useful for viewing live specimens, structures such as endospore & organelles
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Image produced by phase contrast microscope

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uses refraction & interference caused by structures in specimen to create high contrast, high res images w/out staining

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Example of bacteria visualized with phase contrast microscope

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Pseudomonas sp.

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Purpose of differential interference contrast (DIC) microscope

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  • uses interference patterns to enhance contrast between different features of a specimen
  • useful in distinguishing structures within live, unstained specimen
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Image produced by differential interference contrast (DIC) microscope

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  • high contrast image of living organisms with a 3D appearance
  • images viewed reveal detailed structures within cells
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Example of bacteria visualized by differential interference contrast (DIC) microscope

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E. coli O157:H7

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Purpose of fluorescence microscope

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  • uses fluorescent stains to produce an image
  • can be used to identify pathogens, find particular species, distinguish from dead cells, find locations of particular molecules within a cell
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Image produced by fluorescence microscope

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Example of bacteria visualized by fluorescence microscope

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P. putida stained with fluorescent dyes to visualize the capsule

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Purpose of confocal microscope

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  • scan multiple z-planes successively
  • useful for examining thick specimens such as biofilms
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Image produced by confocal microscope

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produce numerous 2D high res images at various depths that can be constructed into 3D image by a computer

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Example of bacteria visualized by confocal microscope

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E. coli stained with acridine orange due to show nucleoid region of cells

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Purpose of two-photon microscope

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  • use scanning technique, fluorochromes, & long wavelength light
  • penetrates deep into thick specimens such as biofilms
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Image produced by two-photon microscope

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Example of bacteria visualized by two-photon microscope

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mouse intestine cells stained with fluorescent dyes

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Purpose of transmission electron microscope (TEM)

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  • uses electron beams that pass through specimen to visualize small images
  • useful to observe small, thin specimens such as tissue sections & subcellular structures
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Image produced by transmission electron microscope (TEM)

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Example of bacteria visualized by transmission electron microscope (TEM)

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ebola virus

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Purpose of scanning electron microscope (SEM)

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  • uses electron beam to visualize surfaces
  • useful to observe 3D surface details of a specimen
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Image produced by scanning electron microscope (SEM)

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Example of bacteria visualized by scanning electron microscope (SEM)

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Campylobactor jejuni

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Purpose of scanning tunneling microscope (STM)

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Image produced by scanning tunneling microscope (STM)

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Example of bacteria visualized by scanning tunneling microscope (STM)

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Purpose of atomic force microscope (AFM)

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Image produced by atomic force microscope (AFM)

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Example of bacteria visualized by atomic force microscope (AFM)

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Basic stain examples

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  • methylene blue
  • crystal violet
  • malachite green
  • basic fuchsin
  • carbolfuchsin
  • safranin
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Basic stain purposes

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stain negatively charged structures & molecules such as nucleic acids & proteins

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Basic stain outcome

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Positive stain

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Acidic stain examples

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  • eosin
  • acid fuchsin
  • rose bengal
  • congo red
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Acidic stain purposes

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stain positively charged molecules & structures such as proteins

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Acidic stain outcome

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Can be either positive or negative stain depending on cell’s chemistry

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Negative stain examples

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  • india ink
  • nigrosin
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Negative stain purpose

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stains background, not specimen

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Negative stain outcome

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Dark background with light specimen

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Gram stain dyes

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  • crystal violet
  • Gram’s iodine
  • ethanol (decolorizer)
  • safranin
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Gram stain purpose

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used to distinguish cells by cell-wall type (gram-negative, gram positive)

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Gram stain outcome

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  • Gram-positive cells stain purple/violet
  • Gram-negative cells stain pink
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Acid-fast stain dyes

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  • after staining w/basic fuchsin, acid-fast abcteria resist decolorization by acid-alcohol
  • non acid-fast bacteria are counterstained w/methylene blue
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Acid-fast stain purpose

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used to distinguish between acid-fast bacteria, such as M. tuberculosis, from non acid-fast cells

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Acid-fast stain outcome

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  • acid-fast bacteria are red
  • non acid-fast bacteria cells are blue
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Endospore stain dyes

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uses heat to stain endospores w/malachite green (Schaeffer-Fulton procedure), then cell is washed & counterstained w/safranin

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Endospore stain purpose

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  • used to distinguish organisms w/endospores from those w/out
  • used to study endospores
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Endospore stain outcome

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  • endospores appear bluish-green
  • other structures appear pink to red
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Flagella stain dyes

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flagella are coated w/a tannic acid or potassium alum mordant, then stained using either pararosaline or basic fuchsin

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Flagella stain purpose

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used to view & study flagella in bacteria that have them

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Flagella stain outcome

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flagella are visible if present

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Capsule stain dyes

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  • negative staining w/India ink or nigrosin is used to stain the background, leaving a clear area of the cell & the capsule
  • counterstaining can be used to stain the cell while leaving the capsule clear
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Capsule stain purpose

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used to distinguish cells w/capsules from those w/out

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Capsule stain outcome

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capsules appear clear or a halos if present

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Wavelength

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distance between one peak of a wave and the next peak of another wave

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amplitude

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height of each peak or depth of each trough

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frequency

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the rate of vibration of the wave or # of wavelengths in a specific time period

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reflection

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occurs when a wave bounces off of a material

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absorbance

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occurs when a material captures the energy of a light wave

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transmittance

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the process of transmission
- transmission occurs when a wave travels through a material

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interference

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diffraction

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light waves interact w/small objects or openings by bending or scattering

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refraction

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occurs when light waves change direction as they enter a new medium

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refractive index

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the extent to which a material slows transmission speed relative to empty space

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image point (focus)

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focal point

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the image point when light entering the lens is parallel

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focal length

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the distance to the focal point

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dispersion

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when white light passes through a prism and different colors are refracted in different directions creating rainbow like spectrum

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fluorescent dyes

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absorb ultraviolet or blue light and then use the energy to emit photons of a different color, giving off light rather than simply vibrating

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phosphorescence

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photons may be emitted following a delay after absorption

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magnification

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the ability of a lens to enlarge the image of an object when compared to the real object

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resolution

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the ability to tell that 2 separate points or objects are separate

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numerical aperture

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a measure of a lens’s ability to gather light
- higher aperture = better resolution

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compound microscope

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simple microscope

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brightfield microscope

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  • most commonly used microscope
  • compound microscope w/2 or more lenses that produce dark image on bright background
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monocular

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binocular

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ocular lens

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objective lens

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total magnification

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stage

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x-y mechanical knobs

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coarse focus knob

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fine focus knob

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illuminator

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condenser lens

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diaphragm

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rheostat

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chromophores

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oil immersion lens

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darkfield microscope

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phase-contrast microscope

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differential interference contrast (DIC) microscope

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fluorescence microscope

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fluorochromes

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immunofluorescence

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confocal microscope

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photon microscope

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electron microscope (EM)

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transmission electron microscope (TEM)

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scanning electron microscope (SEM)

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scanning probe microscope

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scanning tunneling microscope (STM)

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atomic force microscope (AFM)

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quantum tunneling

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wet mount

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fixation

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smear

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staining

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basic dye

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acidic dye

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positive stain

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negative stain

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simple staining

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differential staining

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gram stain procedure

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primary stain

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mordant

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decolorizing agent

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counterstain

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acid-fast stain

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Zehl-Neelsen technique

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Kinyoun technique

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capsule staining

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endospore staining

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flagella staining

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transparency

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opacity

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contrast

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