Staining Microscopic Specimens

This text discusses preparing specimens for light microscopy, gram staining, acid-fast stains, capsule staining, endospore staining, flagella staining, preparing specimens for electron microscopy, and preparation & staining for other microscopes.

Topics

  • fixation
  • acid-fast
  • acidic dyes
  • basic dyes
  • capsule staining
  • chemical fixation
  • chemical fixatives
  • counterstain
  • decolorizing agent
  • differential staining
  • dyes
  • endospore staining
  • flagella staining
  • Gram stain
  • heat fixation
  • Kinyoun
  • mordant
  • simple staining
  • smear
  • staining
  • thin sections
  • ultramicrotome
  • Ziehl-Neelsen