Bacteria may be Gram + or Gram - due to their difference in staining. This stain is significant to treating bacterial diseases because    A. Some people are immune to one type of bacteria but not the other  B. The types of antibiotics prescribed will be based in part on which type of bacteria is causing the infection.  C. Gram - always cause disease, Gram positives don't  D. You can eliminate a large group of bacteria by knowing if infection is caused by either a Gram + or a Gram - which makes it easier to treat.  E. B and D are correct

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Bacteria may be Gram + or Gram - due to their difference in staining. This stain is significant to treating bacterial diseases because

 
  •  A. Some people are immune to one type of bacteria but not the other
  •  B. The types of antibiotics prescribed will be based in part on which type of bacteria is causing the infection.
  •  C. Gram - always cause disease, Gram positives don't
  •  D. You can eliminate a large group of bacteria by knowing if infection is caused by either a Gram + or a Gram - which makes it easier to treat.
  •  E. B and D are correct
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Gram staining is one of the most common methods of staining used to classify bacterial species into two main groups - Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative. It was developed by Hans Christian Gram.

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