Why is Iodine used in the Gram Staining procedure?

Basic Clinical Laboratory Techniques 6E
6th Edition
ISBN:9781133893943
Author:ESTRIDGE
Publisher:ESTRIDGE
Chapter7: Basic Clinical Microbiology
Section7.7: Bacterial Identification And Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing
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Why is Iodine used in the Gram Staining procedure?

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