A Microbiologist Makes a Fixed Smear of Bacterial Cells and Stains

question 62

Multiple Choice

A microbiologist makes a fixed smear of bacterial cells and stains them with Loeffler's methylene blue.All the cells appear blue under the oil lens.This is an example of

• A)negative staining.
• B)using an acidic dye.
• C)simple staining.
• D)using the acid-fast stain.
• E)capsule staining.

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