gram's method

Gram's method

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gramz]
- /græmz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gramz]
- /græmz/

Definitions of gram's method words

noun gram's method a method of staining and distinguishing bacteria, in which a fixed bacterial smear is stained with crystal violet, treated with Gram's solution, decolorized with alcohol, counterstained with safranine, and washed with water. 1
noun gram's method a staining technique used to classify bacteria, based on their ability to retain or lose a violet colour, produced by crystal violet and iodine, after treatment with a decolorizing agent 0
noun gram's method a method of staining bacteria for the purpose of classification, involving treatment with crystal violet, an iodine solution, and alcohol: the violet stain is retained by Gram-positive bacteria or lost by Gram-negative bacteria when the alcohol is applied 0
noun gram's method (medicine) A staining technique, using a sequence of crystal violet, iodine and safranine, used to differentiate bacteria into two large groups of species. 0

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