Since KOH can also determine whether a culture is Gram positive or negative, why go through all the trouble of doing a Gram stain instead? - What causes the KOH test

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Chapter7: Basic Clinical Microbiology
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Q5) Since KOH can also determine whether a culture is Gram positive or negative, why go through all the trouble of doing a Gram stain instead?

- What causes the KOH test to work?

- How do you know a KOH test has identified a gram negative? Gram positive?

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