Botulism is caused by the bacterium Clostridium botulinumand all Clostridia species are Gram positive, so the organisms causing botulism would give a Gram positive result :)
No, acid-fast bacteria do not stain gram-negative when subjected to the gram stain.
Spore forming, gram positive rods
Gram stain
Gram Negative
Protists are often stained using a silver stain, not a Gram stain.
The Gram stain is used for bacteria and not for viruses.
Enterobacter cloacae is a Gram-negative bacterium. It will stain pink or red in a Gram stain procedure.
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.
The counter or secondary stain used in the Gram stain procedure is safranin.
Lassa fever is a virus. It does not have a gram stain characteristic.
Yogurt contains mostly lactic acid bacteria, which are Gram-positive bacteria. This means they will stain purple under a Gram stain.
If you are talking about a Gram Stain, then red. E. coli is Gram negative which means that Safranin will stain it red during a gram stain.