Negative stain EM is a powerful technique for visualizing macromolecular structure, but different staining techniques can produce varying results in a sample dependent manner. Here several negative staining approaches are described in detail to provide an initial workflow for tackling the visualization of challenging systems.
Scarff, C. A., Fuller, M. J. G., Thompson, R. F., Iadanza, M. G. Variations on Negative Stain Electron Microscopy Methods: Tools for Tackling Challenging Systems. J. Vis. Exp. (132), e57199, doi:10.3791/57199 (2018).