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Bacterial cells can be strained with...

Bacterial cells can be strained with

A

Mercuric chloride

B

Crystal violet

C

Crystal violet and iodine

D

Safranin

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The correct Answer is:
C
Gram staining is based on the ability of bacteria cell wall to retaining the crystal violet dye during solvent treatment. The cell walls for Gram-positive microorganisms have a higher peptidoglycan and lower lipid content than gram-negative bacteria. Staining is used to classify gram positive bacteria with gram negative bacteria.
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