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How does Gram stain work and how is it useful to doctors treating bacterial diseases?
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∙ 13y ago
A Gram is simply looking for the presence of peptidoglycans in the cell wall (Gram positive bacteria have them). This is useful for physicians attempting to characterize an infectious agent, and narrows down the possibility of species which may be diagnosed.
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