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Gram's stain

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Noun1.Gram's stain - 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 method, Gram's procedure
staining - (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study
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Surgical tissue Gram's stain and culture were nonrevealing, but fungal culture grew P.
Human pythiosis by Kulwichit, Wanla / Emerging Infectious Diseases
When pus was found, all secretions were sent for Gram's stain, culture, and antibiogram.
Surgical management of intracranial complications of otogenic ... by Carvalhal Ribas, Guilherme / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
The aspirate was evaluated by Gram's stain, aerobic and anaerobic cultures, and Warthin-Starry silver staining (figure 3).
Neck abscess secondary to cat-scratch disease by Eisenbeis, John F. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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