Question 1 1 pts Why is the continued application of heat necessary when stainin

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Question 1 1 pts Why is the continued application of heat necessary when staining spores with the primary stain? The spores will not be killed by heat fixing. Continued heat kills the spores. Only dead spores will accept stain The above statement is false. Heat will destroy the spore. This is why it is important not to heat fix the slide after the bacterial smear Heat is necessary to activate the stain via ionization The spore coat will not readily accept the stain. Heat is needed for penetration of the stain into the spore coat.

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Endospores are a bacterial structure for survival that do not readily allow stains to get in or attach to the spore. Heat or steam is used to get Malachite Green into the endospores. The slide is then washed with water.

So, OPTION D) SEEMS TO BE CORRECT.

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