Structural Chain Flashcards
(30 cards)
Examples of structural stains
Capsule
Endospore
Flagella
Granules
Cell wall
Maintain the shape of peptidoglycan
Cell wall
Staining technique for cell wall.
Dyar’s stain
Components of Dyar’s stain?
Mordant: cetyl pyridium chloride
Congo red
T or F
In Dyar stain, + cell wall stains pink
False- red
It stored phosphates in some bacteria
Metachromic granules
Corynebacterium diptheriae
appears as
___.
“ X”, “Y” or chinese characters
Which are not part of metachromic granules staining?
A. Lamb, Neisser, Ljubinsky
B. Gohar,metylene blue
C. Ponder, albert
D. Acid fast, gram stain
D
Organelle of locomotion
Flagella
All are staining methods of flagellar stain excpept..
A. Leifson, silver plating
B. Gohar and albert
C. Fisher and Conn
D. Leifson and Hugh
B
What is the mordant in flagellar stain?
Tannic acid
T or F
Flagella staining needs heat fixing
False
Common stain in cell wall?
Dyar’s stain
- Dyar’s stain ( Mordant)
cetyl pyridium chloride
Dyar’s primary stain
Congo red
Positive cell wall stains what color in Dyar’s stain?
Red
Most common stains in metachromic granules.
Methylene blue
Mordant stain in flagella staining.
Tannic acid
-acts as anti phagocytic shield
Capsule
-are organized, fixed structures to the cell wall
-polysaccharide + glycoprotein layer
Capsule
gelatinous substance that is not fixed to the cell wall and not highly organized
Slime layer
-produces grape like odor/tortilla like
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Common capsule stain
Anthony’s stain
Negative staining
India ink