In the Following Table, Determine the Color (Pink/red, Purple, or Colorless)

question 12

Essay

In the following table, determine the color (pink/red, purple, or colorless) of the gram-positive and gram-negative organism after each step in the Gram stain reaction.
$\begin{array}{l}\text { Gram Stain Reactions }\\\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|}\hline {\text { Stain Step }} & {\begin{array}{c}\text { Staining } \\\text { Reagent }\end{array}} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Color of Gram-Positive } \\\text { Organism }\end{array} & \begin{array}{c}\text { Color of Gram-Negative } \\\text { Organism }\end{array} \\\hline \text { primary stain } & \text { crystal violet } & & \\\hline \text { mordant } & \text { Gram's iodine } & & \\\hline \text { decolorizer } & \begin{array}{l}\text { acetone or ethyl } \\\text { alcohol }\end{array} & & \\\hline \text { counterstain } & \text { safranin } & & \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$

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