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Human cells have no cell walls, only a plasma membrane, and as a result lack the peptidoglycan layer that gram stains utilize to differentiate between gram negative and gram positive species of bacteria. Therefore, human cells are unable to retain the crystal violet introduced in the first step of the gram stain, and stain negative. (they appear pinkish like gram-negative bacteria)
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoHuman epithelial cells do not have peptidoglycan cell walls like bacterial cells, and even if they did, they would have to be thick in order to stain purple from the crystal violet. They are thus decolorized when the water and decolorizer are added. When the safranin dye is added this stain holds and the remain pink.
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Can you gram stain a cell without a cell wall?
No bacteria exist without a cell wall! If they loose cell wall then they die. Gram staining is used to differentiate gram positive (that doesnt have outer membrane) and gram negative (cell wall+outer membrane) bacteria.
What does a negative result for a spore stain indicate about the organism?
A negative result for the spores stain indicate that the gram-negative organism is present. A positive result for a spore stain indicates that a gram positive organism is present.
Does the gram stain procedure work for all bacteria?
Yes. The gram stain procedure separates all bacteria into one of two groups - into gram-negative bacteria which do not stain purple and into gram-positive cells which do stain purple. In structural terms, the ability of a cell to become stained during the gram stain procedure is due to the chemical makeup of the cell wall.
What causes a stain to adhere to bacterial cells?
In a gram positive stain it is because the cell's cell wall is made up of peptioglycan
What is the arrangement of echoli cell under gram stain?
e. coli stains Gram negative.
Can you gram stain a cell without a cell wall?
No bacteria exist without a cell wall! If they loose cell wall then they die. Gram staining is used to differentiate gram positive (that doesnt have outer membrane) and gram negative (cell wall+outer membrane) bacteria.
Are human cells gram positive?
Human cells are Gram-negative because they do not contain certain structures. More simply, if they don't have a cell wall they cannot be Gram-positive.
What is the Gram stain result of Salmonella?
Gram Negative.
What is the difference between gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria?
The presence of thick cell wall. Gram positives have a thick cell wall and remain blue. Gram negatives have a thin cell wall where the blue stain washes out and then will stain pink with the counter stain.
What is the Gram stain for measles?
Bacteria stain either gram-positive or gram-negative based on the presence or absence of a cell wall. Viruses do not pick up a gram stain.
What is the gram stain for measles virus?
Bacteria stain either gram-positive or gram-negative based on the presence or absence of a cell wall. Viruses do not pick up a gram stain.
What does a negative result for a spore stain indicate about the organism?
A negative result for the spores stain indicate that the gram-negative organism is present. A positive result for a spore stain indicates that a gram positive organism is present.
Does the gram stain procedure work for all bacteria?
Yes. The gram stain procedure separates all bacteria into one of two groups - into gram-negative bacteria which do not stain purple and into gram-positive cells which do stain purple. In structural terms, the ability of a cell to become stained during the gram stain procedure is due to the chemical makeup of the cell wall.
What is the Normal result of vaginal gram stain?
many gram positive bacilli
Are polymers gram negative?
A gram stain tests the contents of the cell wall. Polymers do not have cell walls.
Can you tell an organisms gram stain by simple staining?
Gram stain is not a simple stain because simple stains do not use two or more stains. Gram stain is a differential stain differentiating between Gram positive (blue-black) and Gram negative (pink-red).
What causes a stain to adhere to bacterial cells?
In a gram positive stain it is because the cell's cell wall is made up of peptioglycan
