Structural Stains Flashcards
Primary stain used in endospore procedure is….
Malachite Green
What color do Endospores stain?
Green
Why do you steam the endospore stain?
To crack spore wall and allow stain in
Another name for endospore stain is?
Schaeffer-Fulton Method
What counter stain is used in endospore stain?
Safranin
Name two genera most noted for production of endospores?
1) Bacillus
2) Clostridium
An endospore is a _________ cell.
Dormant
The color produced which indicates an organism and uses citrate as a carbon source?
Blue (positive)
E. Coli is citrate….
negative
White around capsules
Halo effect
Has no flagella
Atrichous
Has one flagella at one pole
Monotrichous
Has a tuft or 2 or more flagella at one pole
Lophotrichous
Has one tuft or flagella at each pole
Amphitrichous
Flagella surrounds the entire surface
Peritrichous
