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.
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.
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.
Gram Negative
The blue stain is called crystal violet. It can color the bacteria a blue color only if the cell wall is very thick. We then call that bacteria a Gram+ bacteria. Knowing the Gram test (+ or-) and the shape of the bacteria, we have a quick idea of what it might be. Then what antibiotic could be given gives a head start on a treatment. This can take as little as a few minutes. Further tests are usually done later on. They can take 24 to 36 hours to get a result.
It depends upon the primary stain used. In Gram-staining the primary stain is Crystal Violet. P. aureus stains (and remains after decolorizing) purple which indicates that it is a Gram-positive bacteria.
No, acid-fast bacteria do not stain gram-negative when subjected to the gram stain.
The Gram stain is used for bacteria and not for viruses.
Yogurt contains mostly lactic acid bacteria, which are Gram-positive bacteria. This means they will stain purple under a Gram stain.
Bacteria are gram positive or gram negative. Serratia happens to be a gram negative bacteria. They appear pink on a gram stain. Gram positive bacteria stain to a purple color on a gram stain. We can classify and ID bacteria using their gram stain and shape. Some antibiotics only work on gram negative bacteria and some only work on gram positive bacteria. It helps a doctor know which antibiotic to use.
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.
It's gram negative
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.
Yes, the results agreed with the gram stain information in the textbook. The gram stain showed purple color for Gram-positive bacteria and pink color for Gram-negative bacteria, confirming their respective characteristics.
gram staining differentiates between gram negative and gram positive bacteria by showing different colors. it shows blue or purple like color for gram positive bacteria and red color for gram negative bacteria. where as simple stain gives the same color to all the types of bacteria. hence it is difficult to differentiate between them.
Gram- negative bacteria turns red to pink after the gram stain is performed.
Gram-positive bacteria retain the crystal violet stain and appear purple when stained with Gram's stain, because the thick peptidoglycan layer in their cell wall traps the dye. On the other hand, Gram-negative bacteria do not retain the crystal violet stain and appear red or pink after the addition of a counterstain like safranin, due to their thin peptidoglycan layer which is unable to retain the dye.
The Gram stain is not effective on acid-fast bacteria because their cell walls have a waxy layer that prevents the stain from penetrating.