Counterstain
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Counterstain
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A counterstain is a stain with colour contrasting to the principal stain, making the stained structure easily visible using a microscope. Examples include the malachite green counterstain to the fuchsine stain in the Gimenez staining technique and the eosin counterstain to haematoxylin in the H&E stain. In Gram staining, crystal violet stains only Gram-positive bacteria, and safranin counterstain is applied which stains all cells, allowing the identification of Gram-negative bacteria as well. An
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterstain
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2005-11-25T21:38:42Z
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2024-09-06T18:20:03Z
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