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noun (sometimes lowercase)
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.
Compare Gram-negative, Gram-positive.
Origin:
named after Hans C. J. Gram (1853–1938), Danish bacteriologist
named after Hans C. J. Gram (1853–1938), Danish bacteriologist
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| Gram's method | |
| —n | |
| bacteriol Gram-negative See also Gram-positive 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 | |
| [C19: named after Hans Christian Joachim Gram (1853--1938), Danish physician] | |
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Gram's method (grāmz)
n.
A staining technique used to classify bacteria in which a bacterial specimen is first stained with crystal violet, then treated with an iodine solution, decolorized with alcohol, and counterstained with safranine. Gram-positive bacteria retain the violet stain; gram-negative bacteria do not. Also called Gram's stain.
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