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Answer the following questions for each picture : 1) is it gram negative or gram positive? 2) Is the shape rod or coccus? 3)
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Gram positive bacteria : Gram-positive bacteria takes the colour of crystal violet stain in the Gram stain. This is characteristic of bacteria that have a cell wall composed of a thick wall of a particular substance called peptidologlycan.

Gram negative bacteria : Gram negative are the bacteria that do not take the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method for bacterial differentiation.

According to first picture:

1. Yes , the first picture is Gram positive bacteria because it gave positive response(purple colour) in Gram stain test. So, it is Gram positive bacteria .

2. The Gram positive bacteria are all rod shaped.

3. The Gram positive bacteria arranged in chains like structure .

According to second picture :

1 . Yes , the secoy picture is Gram negative bacteria because it not gave any positive response(pink colour) in Gram stain test . So it is Gram negative bacteria .

  2. The Gram negative bacteria are coccus type.

  3. The Gram negative bacteria may exist as single cell or remain attached to each other.

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