gram's method

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Definition von gram's method im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

a staining technique, using a sequence of crystal violet, iodine and safranine, used to differentiate bacteria into two large groups of species

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

a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after being decolorized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet aregram-positive and those that do not retain it are gram-negative

Silbentrennung

gram's Meth·od

Synonyme

gram staining

Etymologie

() from Hans Christian Gram Danish bacteriologist