title: Preliminary staining of bacteria: simple stains.
abstract: Simple staining involves directly staining the bacterial cell with a positively charged dye in order to see bacterial detail, in contrast to negative staining where the bacteria remain unstained against a dark background.
authors.affiliation: Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Rita B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Moyes
authors.forename: Jackie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: Donald P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Breakwell
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000166:cytology; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents