Practicals · Laboratory Medicine · Infectious Disease Laboratory
Special stains for spores, capsules, inclusion bodies (Kinyoun's, Romanowsky)
- Type
- Lab technique
Videos and resources
- PageStaining Techniques in Microbiology: Which Stain for Which Specimenmicrobeonline.com
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Where the curriculum asks for it
“Commonly used stains in microbiology: Grams, Giemsa, Romanowsky, A.F.B, Kinyouns’, Albert’s special stains for spores, capsules, inclusion bodies, parasites & fungi. ” ( NMC curriculum, page 20)