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Crystal violet, basic fuchsin, and safranin are all dyes which can be used in direct staining because they are cationic which means that they are positively charged. These dyes which are positively charged will react to the bacterial cell wall because the cell wall is negatively charged resulting in a basic stain.
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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.
What is the substance that have the same function as methylene blue?
One substance that has a similar function as methylene blue is crystal violet. It is commonly used in staining techniques for microbiological studies and exhibits similar properties in terms of staining cells and tissues.
Can food coloring be used to substitute methylene blue in staining cheek cells?
iodine
Is methylene blue a chromophore?
Nope - methylene blue is a stain. You need liquid indicator like phenolphthalein that responds to pH changes.
Why is methylene blue was it not used for the elodea slide?
Methylene blue is a staining agent commonly used to enhance the visibility of cellular structures under a microscope. However, it was not used for the Elodea slide because it can interfere with the observation of chloroplasts and other cellular components that are naturally colored. Additionally, Elodea cells are already well-defined and do not require staining for effective visualization of their structures. Using methylene blue could potentially obscure the details of the live cells and their chlorophyll content.
What color is simple staining on a bacillus and coccus using methylene blue stain?
Methylene blue stains everything blue.
When staining ecoli with methylene blue what would you see?
blue bacilli
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.
Which of the availble stain enhance your observation the most methylene blue or iodide?
Methylene blue would enhance your observation more than iodide staining. Methylene blue binds to nucleic acids and proteins, making them more visible under a microscope. Iodide staining is primarily used for visualizing lipids in samples such as plant tissues.
What is the substance that have the same function as methylene blue?
One substance that has a similar function as methylene blue is crystal violet. It is commonly used in staining techniques for microbiological studies and exhibits similar properties in terms of staining cells and tissues.
Can food coloring be used to substitute methylene blue in staining cheek cells?
iodine
Can dyes other than metheylene blue be used for direct staining?
no
What color is methylene blue?
Methylene blue is a synthetic dye that appears as a dark blue or greenish-blue color in its solid form. It is commonly used in biological staining techniques and as a medication for certain medical conditions.
Is methylene blue a chromophore?
Nope - methylene blue is a stain. You need liquid indicator like phenolphthalein that responds to pH changes.
Why safranine and not methylene blue is used to stain plant cells?
Both are used in staining but for different purposes .
How would the pH of the stain methylene blue affect the staining of bacteria?
The pH of the methylene blue stain can impact its ability to adhere to bacteria and penetrate the cell wall. A lower pH may enhance staining by increasing the positive charge of the dye, allowing it to bind more effectively to the negatively charged bacterial cell wall components. Conversely, a higher pH could reduce the staining efficiency by decreasing the positive charge of the dye.
What is secondary stain?
A secondary stain is Methylene blue. This type of stain is used in a acid fast staining. This type of staining test can determine medical conditions such as tuberculosis.
