FIG. 1. Encapsulated Klebsiella pneumoniae grown in skim milk broth and stained with Anthony’s capsule stain. (Roxana B. Hughes, University of North Texas, Denton, TX)

FIG. 2. Encapsulated Klebsiella pneumoniae grown in skim milk broth and stained with Anthony’s capsule stain. (Roxana B. Hughes, University of North Texas, Denton, TX)

FIG. 4. Encapsulated Paenibacillus velaei grown in modified Burk’s medium and stained using Anthony’s capsule stain with bovine serum albumin added for background staining. (Roxana B. Hughes, University of North Texas, Denton, TX)

FIG. 5. Encapsulated Paenibacillus velaei stained with Anthony’s capsule stain. Cells were observed using phase-contrast microscopy. (Roxana Hughes, University of North Texas, Denton, TX)

FIG. 6. Encapsulated Pseudomonas aeruginosa grown on milk broth and stained with Anthony’s capsule stain. (Roxana B.Hughes, University of North Texas, Denton, TX)

FIG. 7. Encapsulated Bacillus sp. grown on skim milk medium and stained using Maneval's method. (Ann C. Smith, University of Maryland, College Park, MD)

FIG. 8. Encapsulated Bacillus sp. grown on skim milk medium and stained using Maneval's method. (Ann C. Smith, University of Maryland, College Park, MD)

FIG. 9. Nonencapsulated Staphylococus epidermidis grown on skim milk medium and stained using Maneval's method. (Ann C. Smith, University of Maryland, College Park, MD)

FIG. 10. Encapsulated Streptococcus lactis stained with Anthony's capsule stain. (Gary E. Kaiser, The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville campus, Baltimore, MD)

FIG. 11. Encapsulated Enterobacter aerogenes stained with Anthony's capsule stain. (Gary E. Kaiser, The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus, Baltimore, MD)

FIG. 13. Encapsulated Serratia marcescens grown in skim milk broth and stained with Anthony's capsule stain. (Roxana B. Hughes, University of North Texas, Denton, TX)

FIG. 14. Nonencapsulated Bacillus megaterium grown in skim milk broth and stained with Anthony's capsule stain. (Roxana B. Hughes, University of North Texas, Denton, TX)