The Gram stain (Clinical laboratory exercise)
Gram stain is called a differential stain, because it not only shows bacterial morphology but allows differentiation of different bacterial types since different species react differently to the stain
Gram stain is called a differential stain, because it not only shows bacterial morphology but allows differentiation of different bacterial types since different species react differently to the stain
The wet mount preparation is useful for demonstration of motility of bacteria by light microscopy or demonstration of spirochetes by dark-ground microscopy