Multiple choice

Which of the following staining techniques is used to stain the volutin or metachromatic granules of C. diphtheria, so that the granules are clearly visible in light microscope?

  1. Auramine-Rhodamine technique

  2. Calcofluor White staining

  3. Albert staining

  4. Fontana's staining

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Explanation

Albert staining is used to stain the volutin or metachromatic granules of C. diphtheria. On Albert staining, the metachromatic granules appear blue in color.