Microbiology · Module 1 · Microscopy, staining and the microbial world

Microscopy and Staining Walkthrough

Meet the microbes, learn how scientists first found them, and see how a microscope and a few dyes turn invisible cells into purple, pink, red and green shapes you can name. Go at your own pace. Nothing here is graded.

Speed

Think of it like this

Quick check

Wrong answers are fine here. Read why, then try again.

Dr. Akash Garg · Microbiology Study Tools · Diagrams are simplified and not to scale. For learning only, not medical advice. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Use the left and right arrow keys to move between steps. Practice next in the Microscopy Lab: a virtual microscope, a Gram stain bench, unknowns to identify and a sorting game. Cells and molecules are drawn as large cartoons, staining times are sped up, and stain colours are simplified to the classic textbook results.