Differential Staining of Bacteria

Posted by Tami Port Jul 13, 2008

Differential Stains

Gram, Acid-fast and Endospore stain don’t identify bacteria down to the species level, but each technique does provide specific information about structural aspects of the stained bacteria that are helpful in choosing appropriate microbial control measures to kill pathogens.

The following links will take you to each article in the differential staining series:

• Bacterial Gram Stain Test
• Bacterial Acid-fast Stain Reaction
• Bacterial Endospore Stain Protocol

More Microbiology Resources

For more infomration on Microbiology, see the SPO Virtual Microbiology Classroom, or Todar’s Online Textbook of Bacteriology.