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GRAM-POSITIVE

Definition

A staining procedure used in identifying bacteria and classifying them as Gram-negative Bacteria which lose the purple stain of crystal violet and retain the counterstain in the Gram staining process, or Gram-positive Bacteria which retain the purple stain of crystal violet in the Gram staining process.

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