The Gram stain for anthrax shows large, Gram-positive bacilli that appear as long chains of cells. Anthrax bacteria stain blue or purple because of their thick peptidoglycan cell wall, which retains the crystal violet dye used in the Gram staining procedure.
Hematoxylin stain is used in histology to selectively stain cell nuclei blue, allowing for better visualization of tissue morphology and structures. It serves as a contrast stain in combination with eosin stain, highlighting cellular and tissue features for microscopic analysis and diagnosis.
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Simple or gram? Simple uses methylene blue, gram uses crystal violet
Bacterial cells typically have one of three shapes: spherical (coccus), oblong (bacillus), or curved (spirillum of vibrio). Depending on the plane of binary fission, cells form chains, clusters with various geometry, or single cells.
Bacillus subtilis is a Gram-positive bacterium and does not typically show acid-fast staining results. This means that it does not retain the stain when subjected to the acid-fast staining procedure commonly used to detect mycobacteria.
The Gram stain for anthrax shows large, Gram-positive bacilli that appear as long chains of cells. Anthrax bacteria stain blue or purple because of their thick peptidoglycan cell wall, which retains the crystal violet dye used in the Gram staining procedure.
Hematoxylin stain is used in histology to selectively stain cell nuclei blue, allowing for better visualization of tissue morphology and structures. It serves as a contrast stain in combination with eosin stain, highlighting cellular and tissue features for microscopic analysis and diagnosis.
A simple stain like iodine can make cell parts show up that would otherwise be nearly invisible since they are colorless.A simple stain like iodine will reveal a cell's morphology.
Methylene blue stains everything blue.
B. subtilis is indeed a Gram positive rod.However, there is confusion as to whether it is an obligate aerobe or a facultative anaerobe. Although classed as an obligate aerobe, it has been shown to grow under strict anaerobic conditions.
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Yes, Hoechst stain can be used to stain dead cells in a biological sample. It is commonly used in fluorescence microscopy to distinguish between live and dead cells based on differences in their nuclear morphology.
The Wright stain is a combination of eosin and methylene blue dyes, while Giemsa stain is a mixture of eosin, methylene blue, and azure dyes. Giemsa stain is commonly used for staining blood smears to visualize parasites and bacteria, while Wright stain is used more for general cell morphology in blood and bone marrow specimens.
gram positive Exactly. When doing a gram stain on B. subtilis, this bacterium resists decolorization (keping the first stain and NOT taking on the color of the secondary stain). Therefore, this bacterium is gram (+).
Bacillus cells stained with malachite green and safranin will appear red under the microscope due to the counterstaining with safranin. Malachite green primarily stains the spores of Bacillus while safranin stains the rest of the cell, resulting in red-stained vegetative cells and green-stained spores.
Simple or gram? Simple uses methylene blue, gram uses crystal violet