Microscopy

2 components of stains

2 types of stains

edescribe: acidic dye

describe: basic dye

type of stain which differentiates Clostridium from Bacillus

stain used to bacteria which cannot undergo Gram staining

regent used in Acid Fast staining

e.g. of organism for Acid Fast stain

reason for bright bg for Brightfield Microscopy

rationale: Phase-contrast microscopy

special component in Phase-Contrast microscope

reason for dark bg for Darkfield Microscopy

special thing about Fluorescent microscope

rationale: Fluorescent microscope

source of intense beam in fluorescent microscope

rationale: Differential-Interference Contrast Microscopy

special equipment use din Atomic Force Microscopy

rationale: Confocal Scanning Laser Microscopy

~WL used in EM

compare: SEM vs TEM

equipment used to physically break whole cells

what is prostheca?

3 importance of shape

2 largest bacteria

2 smallest bacteria

explain: the Goldilocks theory

3 reasons why bacteria are small

compare: Archaea vs Bacteria & Eukarya cell membrane