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Who developed a technique for differentiating bacteria from clinical specimens?
Hans Christian Gram, a Danish bacteriologist, developed the Gram staining technique in 1884. It is commonly used to differentiate bacteria into two groups based on their cell wall characteristics.
What is gram stain of candida?
Candida is a fungi and cannot be gram stained. Only bacterias can be gram stained as either positive or negative.
What is a gram stain for hpv?
HPV is a virus. Viruses aren't gram stained.
WHAT section of the clinical laboratory will perform pregnancy test o blood specimens?
The chemistry section of the clinical laboratory typically performs pregnancy tests on blood specimens.
Why was Neptunium gram stained?
Because all morphological forms are gram-negative. A.C.
Can a Gram stain a prion?
Protists are often stained using a silver stain, not a Gram stain.
Why is half the body blue and half the body red?
That is not the case; you are looking at how some dissection specimens have had their veins and arteries stained. It is the dyes used in the preparation of the specimens.
Can a virus be gram stained?
No, viruses cannot be gram stained because they are too small to be visualized under a light microscope, which is required for performing gram staining. Gram staining is a technique used to classify bacteria based on their cell wall composition and structure.
Why can treponema denticola be seen with negative staining?
Because it is a Gram-negative bacterium and can be stained with Gram-negative stain.
What type of medium is used to maintain and preserve specimens before clinical analysis?
Formalin is a common medium used to maintain and preserve specimens before clinical analysis. It helps to prevent decomposition and maintain the structural integrity of the tissue samples.
When tested with a gram stain gram positive are stained what color?
Gram-positive bacteria will retain the crystal violet stain and appear purple under a microscope after being stained. This is due to the thick peptidoglycan layer in their cell walls that retains the stain during the washing step of the Gram staining procedure.
Studying tissue specimens that are thinly sliced stained and observed under a microscope is called?
molecular biology
