Microscopic, And Staining Techniques



Microscopic, And Staining Techniques

Introduction

This essay will focus on microscopic and staining techniques, and their mechanism of action, and how these techniques help study microbes. Microbes are the small microscopic unicellular organisms and are bacteria, fungi and parasites. They are the primitive inhabitants of the earth and the fossils records indicate their presence at 3.5 billions years ago. They are present everywhere on the earth and in air (Fontaneto, 2011).

Microorganisms are found in almost all habitats existing in Nature, even in environments that are hostile such as poles, the deserts, the geysers, the rocks and the deep ...