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What is the secondary stain in gram stain procedure?

It is crystal violet & stains all cells purple.


Is crystal violet considered a primary stain in the Gram staining technique?

Yes, crystal violet is considered a primary stain in the Gram staining technique.


Why do you add crystal violet stain in simple staining method?

Because violet dye is the least expensive.


What is the primary stain used in Gram staining?

The primary stain used in Gram staining is crystal violet.


What is the purpose of crystal violet in the Gram's stain procedure?

Crystal violet is the primary stain in the Gram's stain procedure, used to color all bacteria cells purple. This helps differentiate between Gram-positive bacteria (which retain the violet color) and Gram-negative bacteria (which lose the violet color when decolorized with alcohol).


What is the purpose of the crystal violet in the gram stain procedure?

Its the primary stain of the procedure. IT stains the Gram positive organisms


What color is gram negative stain and gram positive stain if you forget to apply iodine?

If iodine is not applied, both the gram-positive and gram-negative stains will appear to be gram-negative. The iodine acts as a mordant that helps to fix the crystal violet stain in the gram-positive bacteria, making them appear purple. Without iodine, the crystal violet stain can be easily washed out of both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, resulting in a pink or red color.


What color will gram stain positive turn into?

If using a gram stain, they will turn Crystal Violet.


Which stain sticks to the peptidoglycan in the cell wall of bacteria?

The stain that sticks to the peptidoglycan in the cell wall of bacteria is called crystal violet.


What are the reagents and steps min a Gram stain?

The steps in Gram staining are:1. crystal violet added to the smear2. iodine, the mordant (this fixes the violet)3. a decolorizer made of acetone and alcohol4. safranin, the counterstainIf the cell is Gram +, the decolorizer can not remove the violet. If it is Gram -, the decolorizer can remove the violet and the cell can be then colored with the dye, safranin.Bacteria are grouped in 4 groups by Gram stain:Gram-positive, the cell wall retains crystal Violet.Gram-negative, the cell wall does not retain crystal Violet.Graham not reactive, no staining whatsoever.Graham variable, uneven staining.


What function of iodine in gram stain?

fixing the stain so that the first dye which is the crystal violet will not be washed away during rinse process.


Function of crystal violet?

Crystal violet is a hexamethyl also known as methyl violet 10B This is much darker than 2B, and often darker than 6B. It is used in biological stainang particularly gram staining together with safranin and iodine. Crystal violet was also used to treat strept throat. Doctors used to swab it on the back of your throat.