A microbiology technologist performs a traditional bacterial stain on a colony from a wound culture that is suspected to contain bacteria from the genus Clostridium. The unstained areas in the bacterial cell observed by the technologist are called

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Endospores are resistant, dormant structures that form within certain bacterial cells, including those of the genus Clostridium. They are highly resistant to staining, which is why they appear as unstained areas in traditional bacterial stains. Cilia and mitochondria are not found in bacterial cells, and ribosomes are not typically visible using traditional stains.

A Microbiology Technologist Performs a Traditional Bacterial Stain on a Colony