Preliminary staining of bacteria: simple stains.
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.
Moyes
Rita B
RB
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA.
Reynolds
Jackie
J
Breakwell
Donald P
DP
D001419:Bacteria / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000166:cytology; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods*
D004396:Coloring Agents