Staining Techniques – Page 2

Simple Staining: Principle, Procedure, Uses

The simple stain can be used as a quick and easy way to determine the cell shape, size, and arrangements of bacteria. True to its name, the simple stain is a very simple staining procedure involving...

KOH Mount: Principle, Procedure, Results, Uses

Potassium hydroxide (KOH) preparation is one of the most common direct fungal stains; others are PAS (periodic-acid Schiff), GMS (Grocott's methenamine silver stain), and calcofluor white. It is...

Quantitative Buffy Coat (QBC) Test

Two methods, thick and thin blood smear microscopy are regarded as the “gold standard” for the diagnosis of malaria. Quantitative Buffy Coat is another direct and rapid test for the diagnosis of...

Acridine Orange Staining: Principle, Procedure, Results

Acridine orange is a fluorescent dye that intercalates or binds with the nucleic acid (either DNA or RNA) present in organisms and fluoresces to emit various colors that help differentiate cellular...

Albert Stain: Principle, Procedure and Results

Albert stain is a type of differential stain used for staining high-molecular-weight polymers of polyphosphate known as metachromatic granules or volutin granules found in Corynebacterium...

Endospore Staining: Principle, Procedure, Results

Endospore staining is a differential technique that selectively stains the spores and makes them distinguishable from the vegetative part of the cells. Endospores are produced by a few genera of...