Gram's method

Gram's method (gr

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A staining technique used to classify bacteria in which a bacterial specimen is first stained with crystal violet, then treated with an iodine solution, decolorized with alcohol, and counterstained with safranine. Gram-positive bacteria retain the violet stain; gram-negative bacteria do not.

[After Hans Christian Joachim Gram (1853-1938), Danish physician.]

Gram's method

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) Bacteriol a staining technique used to classify bacteria, based on their ability to retain or lose a violet colour, produced by crystal violet and iodine, after treatment with a decolorizing agent See also Gram-negative, Gram-positive

[named after Hans Christian Joachim Gram (1853-1938), Danish physician]

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Gram's method - a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after being decolorized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that do not retain it are Gram-negative

Gram method, Gram stain, Gram's procedure, Gram's stain

staining - (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study

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A TELLTALE CLINICAL TOOL Organisms stained by Gram's method can be divided into groups that have taxonomic significance and that guide the physician in choosing appropriate antibiotic treatment.

Gram's stain: The key to microbiology by McClelland, Rosemary / Medical Laboratory Observer

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