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Water removes (decolorizing agent) the Malachite green from all parts of the bacteria excluding the spore. The spore appears green when examined.

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the primary stain, malachite green, is washed off with water after about 5 minutes to remove the malachite green from all of the cell's parts except the endospores

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it just rinses the excess stain off the slide. and tap deionised water should be used, not tap water.

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