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Microscopy & Staining
Types of Microscopy,Units of Measurements, Staining
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 3
09/07/2014

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Term

Microscopy: The instrument

 

Definition
A simple microscope has only one lens
Term
Light Microscopy
Definition
The use of any kind of microscope that uses visible light to observe specimens.
Term

Compound Light Microscope

 

Definition
In a Compound Light Microscopy the image from the objective lens is magnified again by ocular lens.
Term
Total Magnification =
Definition
Objective lens X Ocular lens
Term

Compound Light Microscopy

(Resolution)

Definition
  • The ability of lenses to distinguish two points.
  • Shorter wave lengths of light provide greater resolution.
  • blue filters increase resolution as blue light has the shortest wavelength of visible light.
  • a microscope with a resolving power of 0.4nm can distinguish two points if they are at least 0.4nm apart.
Term

Compound Light Microscope

(Refractive Index)

Definition
  • Is a measure of the ligh-bending ability of a medium.
  • The light may bend in air so much that is misses the small high-magnification lens
  • immersion oil is used to prevent this
Term
Brightfield Illumination
Definition
  • Dark abjects are visible against a bright background.
  • Light reflected off the specimen does not enter the objective lens.
Term

Darkfield Illuminaton

 

Definition
  • Light objects are visible against a dark background
  • Light reflected off the specimen enters the objective lens.
Term
Phase-Contrast Microscopy
Definition
  • Accentuates diffractionof the light that passes through a specimen
  • Provides good resolution
Term

Diffential Interference Contrast Microscopy

DIC

Definition
  • Accentuates diffraction of the light that passes through a specimen; uses two beams of light.
  • makes optical illusion.
  • makes specimen look three dimmensional.
  • used when specimen is colorless and/or dont want to stain it.
  • also to do more detailed internal study.
Term
Fluorescence Microscopy
Definition
  • Uses UV light.
  • Flourescent substances absorb UV light and emit visible light.
  • Cells may be stained with flourescent dyes(fluorochromes).
  • used to track living organisms (highlights)
Term
Confocal Microscopy
Definition
  • Cells are stained w/ floorochrome dyes
  • Short wavelength (blue) light is used to excite the dyes.
  • The light illuminates each plane in a specimen to produce a three-dimensional image, up to 100um deep.
  • reconstruct three-dimensional images.
  • are actual images.
Term

Two-Photon Microscopy

 

Definition
  • Cells are staines w/ fluorochrome dyes
  • 2 photons of long-wavelength (red) light are used to excite the dyes. (red light is less damaging compare to blue light)
  • Used to study organisms attached to a surface. up to 1mm deep.
  • little less resolution
Term

Scanning Acoustic Microscopy

SAM

Definition
  • Measures sound waves that are reflected back from an object.
  • Used to study cells attached to surfaced
  • resolution 1um
  • good to look for biofilms
  • to visualize molecules (DNA)
Term
Atomic Force Microscopy
Definition
  • Uses diamonds
  • provides 3-d images
  • good resolution
Term

Electron Microscopy

 

Definition
  • Uses electrons instead of light
  • The shorter wavelength of electrons the greater resolution.
  • nothing is alive 
  • it uses magnets to focus electron bean 
  • there are 2 types
Term

Transmission Electron Microscopy

TEM

Definition
  • Ultrathin sections of specimens
  • electron passes thru specimen, then an electromagnetic lens, to a screen or film
  • specimens may be stained w/ a heavy-metal salt
  • used to observe tiny stuff inside cells or molecules
  • resolution 2.5nm
Term

Scanning Electron Microscopy

SEM

Definition
  • electron gun produces a beam of electrons that scans the surface of a whole specimen
  • secondary electrons emitted from the specimen produce image
  • it sprays gold on specimen (gold is dense so it produces good images)
  • resolutuon 20nm or 1,000-10,000x
Term

Sanned-Probe Microscopy

STM

Definition
  • uses a metal probe to scan specimen
  • resolution 1/100 of an atom
Term

Atomic Force Microscopy

AFM

 

Definition
  • uses a metal and diamond probe inserted into the specimen
  • produces 3D images
Term
Preparation of Specimens for Light Microscopy
Definition
  • Acid dye and basic dye
  • simple staining
  • gram stain,gram posite, gram negative
  • gram stain vs acid fast stain
  • capsule stain, endorspore stain, flagella stain
Term

Staining:

 

Definition
Coloring the microbe w/ dye that emphasizes certain structures. done to increase contrast.
Term
Smear:
Definition
A thin film of a solution of microbes on a slide. A smear is usually fixed to attached the microbes to slide and to kill the microbes.
Term
Stains consist of:
Definition
a Positive and Negative Ion
Term
Basic Dye
Definition
The Chromophore is a Cation
Term
Acid Dye
Definition
The chromophore is an anion
Term
Negative Staining
Definition
Staining the background instead of the cell
Term
Some basic dyes used in class are:
Definition
  • Methylene blue
  • Crystal Violet
  • Saffranin Red
Term
Simple Stain
Definition
use of a single basic dye
Term
A mordant
Definition
may be used to hold the stain or coat the specimen to enlarge it.
Term
Differential Stains
Definition
  • used to distinguish between bacteria

* gram stain and acid-fast stain

  • Differentiate regions 

  • Require multiple stains 

 

Term
Gram Stain
Definition
Classifies bacteria into gram-positive or gram-negative
Term
Gram positive bacteria
Definition
tend to be killed by penicillin and detergents
Term
Gram Negative Bacteria
Definition
Bacteria is more resistant to antibiotics
Term

Whats the color of Gram-Positive cells when stained with Crystal violet,mordant (iodine),decolorizing agent (alcohol-acetone), and counterstain (Safranin)?

 

Definition
All 4 result in Purple
Term

Whats the color of Gram-Negative cells when stained with Crystal violet,mordant (iodine),decolorizing agent (alcohol-acetone), and counterstain (Safranin)?

 
Definition
  • Crystal violet,mordant (iodine) result in purple.
  • decolorizing agent (alcohol-acetone) result in Colorless
  • counterstain (Safranin) result in Red
Term
Acid-Fast Stain
Definition

One that differentiates bacteria into distinctive groups

binds strongly only to bacteria that have waxy material in the cell wall is not decolorized by acid-alcohol Ex:

  • Mycobacterium
  • Nocardia

 

Term
Special Stains
Definition

used to distinguish parts of cells in microrganisms.

Capsule Stain

Endospore Stain

Flagella Stain

 

Term
Negative Staining for Capsules
Definition
  • used to demonstrate the presence of capsules
  • capsules don't accept most satins
  • appear unstained
  • stand out against contrasting background
Term
Endospore Staining
Definition
  • used to detect presence of endospores in bacteria
  • primary stain machita green with heat
  • decolorazes cells red
  • endospores turn green when machita green with heat is used
  • endospores turn red/pink when counterstain safranin is used
Term
Flagella Stain
Definition
  • used to demonstrate the presence of flagella
  • mordant is used until it becomes visible
  • then is stained with carbolfuchism
Term
Types of Stains
Definition
  • Simple (methylene blue,carbolfuschsin,crystal violet and safranin)
  • Differential (Gram, Acid-fast)
  • Special (Negative, Endospore and Flagella)
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