Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780134832302
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 1EDCS
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The color ofS.pyogenes after
Introduction:
Gram staining is a differential staining, which involves multiple dyes to detect the Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. The amount of peptidoglycan in cell wall composition plays an important role in the determination of the type of bacteria on the basis of Gram’s staining.
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