A scientist prepares a smear with bacteria but forgets to heat fix the smear and...
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A scientist prepares a smear with bacteria but forgets to heat fix the smear and uses methylene blue to do a simple stain. Do you think that this error would affect the results? Why?A. No, it would not affect the results but the bacteria will be still aliveB. Yes, it will affect the results because the heat fix is necessary for an effective staining of bacteriaC. Yes, it will affect the results because the bacterial smear will be washed away during the stainingD. No, it will not affect the results. The results will be better than expected because heat-fixing causes distortion of the cell shape
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