Engelsk navneord: Gram stain |
1. | Gram stain (om handling) a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after being decolorized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that do not retain it are Gram-negative |
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| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | Gram method, Gram's method, Gram's procedure, Gram's stain |
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| Mindre specifikke termer | staining |
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