Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134605180
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case, Derek Weber, Warner Bair
Publisher: PEARSON
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Gram’s staining is used to differentiate bacteria in to two major groups namely Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. Acid-fast stain helps to stain a special group of bacteria with mycolic acid in their cell wall.

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