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Chapter 3 - Observing Microorganisms Through a Microscope: Staining and Microscopy Techniques

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Introduction to Microscopes

Introduction to Staining

Simple Staining

Differential Staining

Gram Stain

Introduction to Bacterial Cell Walls

Gram-Positive Cell Walls

Gram-Negative Cell Walls

Gram-Positive vs. Gram-Negative Cell Walls

The Glycocalyx: Capsules & Slime Layers

Introduction to Biofilms

Endospores

Sporulation

Germination

Introduction to Prokaryotic Flagella

Prokaryotic Flagellar Structure

Prokaryotic Flagellar Movement

Review of Prokaryotic Surface Structures