What is the purpose of iodine in the Gram stain?   To act as a counterstain   None of the other choices   To rinse off excess reagent   To remove unstabilized crystal violet   To act as a mordant

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Section7.7: Bacterial Identification And Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing
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     What is the purpose of iodine in the Gram stain?

 

To act as a counterstain

 

None of the other choices

 

To rinse off excess reagent


  To remove unstabilized crystal violet

 

To act as a mordant

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