Harold Berg

Biology

17 September, 07:51

A student creates a Gram stain on a bacterial sample that has a mix of gram-negative and gram-positive organisms. The student accidentally forgets the decolorizer step. What would the outcome of the Gram stain be?

a. The Gram stain would show pink (gram-negative bacteria) and purple (gram-positive bacteria). b. All organisms would appear purple (gram-positive). c. All organisms would appear colorless. d. All organisms would appear pink (gram-negative).