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Yes, Sprosarcina is gram positive. It also has flagella (halophilia)

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Why to gram stain bacteria?

gram staining is a biochemical method of identifying bacteria in a more specific way.Thus it is important to differentiate gram positive and gram negative bacteria.


What is the stainning method called that can distinguish between two different types of eurobacteria?

I believe what you're looking for is the stain that can differentiate between Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria: two types of eubacteria. So the staining method is called the Gram method. Crystal violet will remain trapped in Gram-positive bacteria due to their thicker cell walls, causing them to stain purple. Crystal violet can be washed out of Gram-negative cell walls after alcohol treatment to remove their outer lipid membrane, and the cells can be counterstained with a red, positively charged stain. In the end, Gram-positive bacteria will look purple, and Gram-negative bacteria will look red. See Wikipedia for more details.


Crystal violet in the MacConkey agar?

MacConkey's agar refers to a culture medium that is designed to selectively grow Gram-negative bacteria. It contains crystal violet dye, which inhibits certain Gram-positive bacteria.


Why is gram staining important?

It tells the microbiologist/clinician facts about the cell wall construction of the bacterium. This then indicates which antibiotics to prescribe if you are trying to get rid of a bacterial infection.


What is the difference between gram's stain and wright's stain?

Well, sweetheart, Gram's stain is used to differentiate bacteria into two groups based on their cell wall composition - either Gram-positive or Gram-negative. On the other hand, Wright's stain is a Romanowsky stain used in hematology to stain blood cells for microscopic examination. So, in a nutshell, one is for bacteria and the other is for blood cells. Hope that clears things up for you, darling.

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