Staining

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Episode 13, Microscopy and Staining.

Microorganisms exist on a scale far below what the human eye can detect.

While colony characteristics can be observed with the naked eye, studying microbes requires microscopes to gain the most information.

Gram staining and other staining techniques point microbiologists to the next logical step.

Microscopy allows us to see microorganisms.

Staining allows us to interpret what we see.

Together, they bridge the gap between inoculation, incubation, and identification.