Move the descriptions into the correct boxes to assess your understanding of the differential staining techniques, including acid-fast stain, and spore stain.
- Does not require heat to be used in staining process
- Result is purple and red/pink cells
- Distinguishes between active metabolic cells and dormant structures
- Uses basic fuchsin, acid-alcohol, and methylene blue
- Differentiates cells with high lipid content in cell wall
- A chemical is used as a mordant
- Differentiates cells based on thickness of peptidoglycan layer
- Important diagnostic tool in Mycobacterium infections
- Uses malachite green
- Spore Stain
- Gram Stain
- Acid-Fast Stain
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