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