What is gram staining?

Answer 1

Gram Staining is a way to separate one large groups of bacteria into two. Crystal violet is used to dye the cells, those that retain the color are grouped as Gram-positive, and those that do not retain the color are grouped as Gram-negative. Many of the Gram-negative bacteria are pathogenic, making this process useful for detecting infections. A link is provided to permit a quick trip to the Wikipedia article on this topic.

Answer 2

Gram staining is a technique used to helpdifferentiate bacteria by their ability to hold onto a stain. Also the staining process makes it possible to see bacteria clearly under a microscope. Simply put, Gram staining works like this: An initial stain has been applied to a fixed bacterial smear on a slide. The initial stain is rinsed and a second stain is applied. The second stain has been rinsed and the slide is observed under the microscope. If the bacterial smear retains the color of the initial stain (usually crystal violet stain), it is considered gram positive. If the smear looses its initial stain and retains the color of the second stain (ex safrinin or carbol fuchin) it is considered gram negative. This technique is named after the man who discovered this method in 1884. His name was Christian Gram.

Answer 3

The Gram's stain is done by smearing part of a colony onto a microscope slide.