Question

Provide an example of a disease caused by a spirochete (that we have discussed in the lecture) for which the negative staining technique would be appropriate to aid in the microbe’s identification.

Answer 1

Lymes disease is an example for which the negative staining technique would be appropriate to aid in the microbe’s identification.

Explanation:

The bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi is the most common reason for the cause of the disease called Lyme. Borrelia mayonii is the bacteria that causes this disease in rare cases. Spirochete is a bacterial group that is spiral in shape and causes diseases like Yaws, syphilis,Lyme. The symptoms of Lyme disease are head pain, fever, weakness and erythema migrans which is allergy that occurs in akin.

In the technique called  negative staining technique which is opposite to positive staining, the specimen to be tested will not be stained. Instead the background will be stained. It is used in the diagnosis of microbes. Lymes disease acts as an example for which this type of technique will be suitable to help identify microbes.