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| _____ is defined as the shape and arrangement of a colony. |
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| _____ is used to describe the shape and arrangement of the individual bacterial cells. |
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| What may be learned when performing a gram stain? |
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| cellular morphology and gram reaction |
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| What is the primary or first stain used in the Gram stain procedure? |
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| What is the function of Gram's Iodine? |
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| What is the function of alcohol when performing the gram stain? |
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| This is the type of cell that has a lot of lipids in its cell wall construction. |
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| What is used to adhere and preserve your microbial cells to the glass slide? |
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| passing the dry slide over an open flame will adhere the organisms to the slide. |
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| How old should your culture be when performing a Gram Stain? |
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| What happens if you de-colorize a gram stain too long? |
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| all of the cells will be red |
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| This is a type of bacterial morphology described as complete helices |
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| This is the counter-stain used in the Gram staining procedure. |
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| This is a colonial characteristic exemplified by convex, pulvinate, umbonate, and flat appearances. |
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| This may result if performing a gram stain on an old culture |
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| false gram negative results |
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| What is the purpose of adding Lugol's Iodine when performing the Gram Stain? |
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| Lugol's Iodine complexes with the crystal violet to form larger molecules which are more easily retained within the cell wall. |
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| This is the decolorizing agent used in the Gram staining procedure. |
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