Giemsa stain

[DrPak]

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What is the giemsa stain used for, generally speaking? Is it for all intracellular bugs?

 

[PuGanDoo]

What is the giemsa stain used for, generally speaking? Is it for all intracellular bugs?

The two applications that I know of for the Giemsa stain are parasitic infections (malaria, protozoans) as well as spirochetes. It is also used hematologically due to its differential staining of blood cells.

PuGanDoo

 

[(nicedream)]

The two applications that I know of for the Giemsa stain are parasitic infections (malaria, protozoans) as well as spirochetes. It is also used hematologically due to its differential staining of blood cells.

PuGanDoo

Chlamydia.

 

[blankaflour]

it is used in genetics to stain chromosomes

 

[DrPak]

There doesn't seem to be any generalities here other than it's used to smoke out some intracellular bugs, right?

 

[RasputinDO]

There doesn't seem to be any generalities here other than it's used to smoke out some intracellular bugs, right?

The big thing with a giemsa stain is that it stains nucleic acids in cells therefore it is useful in determining intercellular organisms as well as being used in blood smear differentials etc....

 

[DrPak]

I found the answer. Giemsa stains are only used for:
1) Borrellia,
2) Plasmodium,
3) Trypansomes and
4) Chalmydia