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can you see methylene blue as your counterstaining the gram stain proceure?
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Which is an example of a dye used in a simple stain?
Methylene blue
Is methylene blue a chromophore?
Nope - methylene blue is a stain. You need liquid indicator like phenolphthalein that responds to pH changes.
What does methylene blue do to the activity of the cell?
Methylene blue is used to stain animal cells, such as human cheek cells, to make their nuclei more observable.
Staining preparation with eosin and methylene blue?
Eosin is a red stand and methylene blue is blue. The result of staining a bacterial smear with a mixture of eosin and methylene blue is that eosin is acidic and acts as a negative stain. Methylene blue is basic the smear background would turn out red while the cells would turn out blue.
Can Methylene blue used to stain bacteria?
Yes because Methylene Blue is a symple stain which allows the staining of Cocci. The only thing that is done with the stain is to show the morphology of the bacteria, so one could tell the shape, size, and, arrangement.
Which of the availble stain enhance your observation the most methylene blue or iodide?
Methylene Blue
Can methylene blue stain skin?
Yes.
Is it useful to stain the Elodea and Anabaena cells with methylene blue stain?
Yes, because the methylene blue stain makes the organelles in eucharyotic cells visible to us in a basic microscope.
What color is simple staining on a bacillus and coccus using methylene blue stain?
Methylene blue stains everything blue.
How would the pH of the stain methylene blue affect the staining of bacteria?
the ph of the stain on the bacteria caused by methylene blue would not affect it a lot since all methylene blue is supposed to do is make it visible on the microscope for e.g.
Chemical sometimes used to make the specimen visible on a microscope?
Methylene blue is an example.
Is it possible to substitute methylene blue for nigrosin in the negative stain?
no
Which is an example of a dye used in a simple stain?
Methylene blue
Is methylene blue a chromophore?
Nope - methylene blue is a stain. You need liquid indicator like phenolphthalein that responds to pH changes.
What can you observe when you stain a cheek cell with methylene blue stain?
You can observe cheek cells
What is the counterstain in a spore stain?
the counter stain is safranin 0.5%
What kind of stain are used to stain plant and animal cells?
Methylene blue stain is used to stain plant and animal cells.
