If the decolorizing step was omitted in the Gram-staining procedure, what color would you expect Gram-positive bacteria to stain and what color would you expect Gram-negative bacteria to stain Select one: O a. Gram-positive red; Gram-negative = red Ob. Gram-positive red; Gram-negative purple O c. Gram-positive purple; Gram-negative purple O d. Gram-positive purple; Gram-negative red

If the decolorizing step was omitted in the Gram-staining procedure, what color would you expect Gram-positive bacteria to stain and what color would you expect Gram-negative bacteria to stain Select one: O a. Gram-positive red; Gram-negative = red Ob. Gram-positive red; Gram-negative purple O c. Gram-positive purple; Gram-negative purple O d. Gram-positive purple; Gram-negative red

Basic Clinical Laboratory Techniques 6E

6th Edition

ISBN:9781133893943

Author:ESTRIDGE

Publisher:ESTRIDGE

Chapter7: Basic Clinical Microbiology

Section7.7: Bacterial Identification And Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing

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