They are hard to see because they are not stained so they blend into their surroundings.
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To observe living microorganisms they must be kept in a liquid environment. Both wet mounts and hanging drop preparations can be used to observe living microbes. See pages 56, 57, & 64 in your text. *Also go to the BioLab Mac and see Phase Contrast and Motility ... Why are microorganisms hard to see in wet preparations?
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RESOLUTION  -  ABILITY TO SEE 2 ITEMS SEPARATE & DISCRETE ... WET MOUNTS  -  2% SOL. OF CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE, SLOWS DOWN ORGANISMS ... SMEARS  -  MICROORGANISMS SPREAD OVER SURFACE OF SLIDE...
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Zinc (pronounced /ˈzɪŋk/ zingk , from German: ), also known as spelter , is a metallic chemical element; it has the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is the first element in group 1...
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(b) See Figure 3.2, Relative sizes of objects, for a look at the relative sizes, on a log scale, of microorganisms and other objects of biological relevance ... (v) Simply reading over notes again and again is not necessarily equivalent to doing the hard work of learning ... (24) Wet mount...
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Do not push hard, but enough to leave a slight impression, can you see it? 3. ... 4. In wet mount preparations, is it possible to see eukaryotic flagella? prokaryotic flagella? 5. Does crystal clear pond water contain living bacteria? What about air? Your finger? HINTS 1. Always make sure the specimen is on the top side of...
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perfectly in wet preparations than when dried for stainiing, .... from species of saprophytic actinomycetes (see Waksman, 144) have not been ... strongly adherent to the medium, so that they are hard to remove with an inocu- ...
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