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you could dry out the cell under the light, which will make them no longer viable. So if you want to study living cells, wet mounts are necessary.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoIn wet mount preparations living activities inside cell can be observed under magnifications.
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∙ 14y agoit looks beter,
and it doesent freeze.
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∙ 13y agothe major advantage of using a living cell preparation rather than a stained one is that it allows you to observe motility in the bacterium.
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∙ 10y agowell because its better
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∙ 12y agoYou can view their motility.
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∙ 12y agojj
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Disadvantages of staining cells?
There are many disadvantages to stain and not staining cells before viewing them. One disadvantage of gram staining is that the cells cannot be alive while being stained, so viewing live stained cells is impossible.
Is endospore staining differencial staining?
Endospore staining is a differential stain used to detect the presence and location of spores in bacterial cells.
Chromatin coils and condenses to form deeply staining bodies?
Chromatin coils and condenses to form deeply-staining bodies in prophase. This is the first stage of mitosis, the process in which cells divide to create new cells.
What is the importance of staining specimen for observation under the microscope?
Most cells contain structures that are transparent and without color, which makes visualization difficult, even with the aid of a microscope. Cell staining is used to gain more information about cells and tissues, and allows for the structures within cells to be seen in great detail
What is a primary stain?
If your talking about Acid Fast staining (aka Ziehl-Neelsen staining), after the addition of the primary stain (carbol fuchsin) heat is applied in order to facilitate proper staining. Bacteria such as Mycobacterium contain large amounts of lipid substances within their cell wall called mycolic acids. These acids resist staining by ordinary methods such as gram staining (where heat is not applied after primary staining). On application of heat, the stain carbol fuschin penetrates the cell wall and stains the cells pink. Following the secondary staining (methylene blue) the acid fast positive cells appear pink while others are stained blue. Endospore staining is yet another staining technique where heat is applied after primary staining (malachite green). In this case the spores are impermeable to stains, hence heating favours proper permeation of stain. Endospores appear green while vegetative cells appear red (secondary stain saffranine). Not all staining procedures involve applying heat after primary staining. However, heat is applied before even beginning the staining procedure. This is called heat fixing, where the cells are fixed so that they are not washed away during the subsequent washing steps.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of positive ands negative staining for morphological study of bacteria?
Advantages: easy to carry out, natural shape and side Disadvatages: heat fixing can distorte cells, more attention needed
Disadvantages of staining cells?
There are many disadvantages to stain and not staining cells before viewing them. One disadvantage of gram staining is that the cells cannot be alive while being stained, so viewing live stained cells is impossible.
Is endospore staining differencial staining?
Endospore staining is a differential stain used to detect the presence and location of spores in bacterial cells.
What careers take part in staining cells?
Tattoo artist. (BTP)
What advantage can be gained from staining cells?
they are easier to see when you use a microscope
Why is it imortant to immoblize the bacteria on the slide prior to staining?
to kill cells
What is thee purpose of adding methylene blue to the specimen?
Adding methylene blue to a slide will stain animal cells and make the nuclei more visible.
Advantages and disadvantages of primary cells?
what are the advantages and disadvantages primary cells?
What is the function of staining jar?
There are several uses for a staining jar. In microscopy, it is used for staining tissues and cells for slides. After being stained with dyes or stains, the specimens can also be placed in the jar to look for certain aspects.
Chromatin coils and condenses to form deeply staining bodies?
Chromatin coils and condenses to form deeply-staining bodies in prophase. This is the first stage of mitosis, the process in which cells divide to create new cells.
Congo Red Cream and Distilled Water?
The combination of Congo red cream and distilled water is used for staining cells for viewing under the microscope. Staining make the individual cells much easier to see.
What effect does staining have on plant cells?
It will make them stand out more under a microscope
