the Gram reaction is based on the structure of the bacterial cell wall.
In Gram-positive bacteria, the dark purple crystal violet stain is retained by the thick layer of peptidoglycan which forms the outer layer of the cell.
In Gram-negative bacteria, the thin peptidoglycan layer in the periplasm does not retain the dark stain, and the pink safranin counter stain stains the peptidoglycan layer. In other word,the gram reaction refers to how the cells reacts to the gram-staining process.
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Gram + bacteria has thick cell walls. This feature makes them more resistant to antiseptic and disinfectants.
Gram positive cells take up the crystal violet, which is then fixed in the cell with the iodine mordant. This forms a crystal-violet iodine complex which remains in the cell even after decolorizing. It is thought that this happens because the cell walls of gram positive organisms include a thick layer of protein-sugar complexes called peptidoglycans. This layer makes up 60-90% of the gram positive cell wall. Decolorizing the cell causes this thick cell wall to dehydrate and shrink, which closes the pores in the cell wall and prevents the stain from exiting the cell. At the end of the gram staining procedure, gram positive cells will be stained a purplish-blue color. Gram negative cells also take up crystal violet, and the iodine forms a crystal violet-iodine complex in the cells as it did in the gram positive cells. However, the cell walls of gram negative organisms do not retain this complex when decolorized. Peptidoglycans are present in the cell walls of gram negative organisms, but they only comprise 10-20% of the cell wall. Gram negative cells also have an outer layer which gram positive organisms do not have; this layer is made up of lipids, polysaccharides, and proteins. Exposing gram negative cells to the decolorizer dissolves the lipids in the cell walls, which allows the crystal violet-iodine complex to leach out of the cells. This allows the cells to subsequently be stained with safranin. At the end of the gram staining procedure, gram negative cells will be stained a reddish-pink color. Remember:
Biologists separate bacteria into two groups based on their reaction with the gram stain as Gram Positive and Gram Negative bacteria.
The Gram reaction is used to classify bacteria into two broad categories, Gram positive and Gram negative. The Gram stain characteristics of a bacterium depends on its cell wall components and thickness. The viruses do not have any cell walls or other equivalent. The viruses are too small to be seen by light microscopy, only exception is the Pox virus. So the Gram stain is not appropriate for virus identification. However, if one is able to see papilloma virus through light microscope, these may appear Gram negative. Because the crystal violet dye would be removed by decolorizer, and the counterstain (safranin or carbol fuchsin) would show its color.
If by outer membrane you mean cell wall, then yes.
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what are some of the reasons for a gram-variable reaction
Gram + bacteria has thick cell walls. This feature makes them more resistant to antiseptic and disinfectants.
Gram positive cells take up the crystal violet, which is then fixed in the cell with the iodine mordant. This forms a crystal-violet iodine complex which remains in the cell even after decolorizing. It is thought that this happens because the cell walls of gram positive organisms include a thick layer of protein-sugar complexes called peptidoglycans. This layer makes up 60-90% of the gram positive cell wall. Decolorizing the cell causes this thick cell wall to dehydrate and shrink, which closes the pores in the cell wall and prevents the stain from exiting the cell. At the end of the gram staining procedure, gram positive cells will be stained a purplish-blue color. Gram negative cells also take up crystal violet, and the iodine forms a crystal violet-iodine complex in the cells as it did in the gram positive cells. However, the cell walls of gram negative organisms do not retain this complex when decolorized. Peptidoglycans are present in the cell walls of gram negative organisms, but they only comprise 10-20% of the cell wall. Gram negative cells also have an outer layer which gram positive organisms do not have; this layer is made up of lipids, polysaccharides, and proteins. Exposing gram negative cells to the decolorizer dissolves the lipids in the cell walls, which allows the crystal violet-iodine complex to leach out of the cells. This allows the cells to subsequently be stained with safranin. At the end of the gram staining procedure, gram negative cells will be stained a reddish-pink color. Remember:
Biologists separate bacteria into two groups based on their reaction with the gram stain as Gram Positive and Gram Negative bacteria.
Gram positive
The cell morphology of Staphylococcus aureus is spherical in appearance. Spherical bacterium are known as coccus and appear as tetrads (4) or more in groups. They stain Gram +.
The Gram reaction is used to classify bacteria into two broad categories, Gram positive and Gram negative. The Gram stain characteristics of a bacterium depends on its cell wall components and thickness. The viruses do not have any cell walls or other equivalent. The viruses are too small to be seen by light microscopy, only exception is the Pox virus. So the Gram stain is not appropriate for virus identification. However, if one is able to see papilloma virus through light microscope, these may appear Gram negative. Because the crystal violet dye would be removed by decolorizer, and the counterstain (safranin or carbol fuchsin) would show its color.
The noun cell is a countable noun. You should say, "one gram of cells".
Gram positive, coccus shape.
A gram stain tests the contents of the cell wall. Polymers do not have cell walls.