Stain that doesn't kill the bacteria ?

[tom c.]

In message <32355E18.475A at sas.upenn.edu> - Eby
<ebassiri at sas.upenn.edu>Tue, 10 Sep 1996 12:24:59 +0000 writes:
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]Does anybody know of any stain(s) that would keep bacteria alive ?
]Please let me know. Thanks.