please give three reasons why must a smear be prepared befor

please give three reasons why must a smear be prepared before the staining procedure ( topic: microbiology)

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A smear must be prapared before the staining procedure. There are several steps involved in the procedure of smear preparation and this procedure; kills the live bacterial cells if any, facilitates stain penetration and fixes cells to the slide so that they do not wash off when stained.