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What would be the color of gram positive and negative bacteria when stained with crystal violet?

April 26, 2017bacteria color crystal Gram negative positive stained violet

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What would be the color of gram positive and negative bacteria when stained with crystal violet?

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Well if you stained with only crystal violet, then they would all be violet! If you do a Gram Stain the right way, you end up getting Gram positive being violet or purple and Gram Negative being red or pink.