If a Microbiology Lab Technician Left the Safranin Out of the Gram

Multiple Choice

If a microbiology lab technician left the safranin out of the Gram stain procedure, what would be the result?

A) All cells would be purple.
B) Gram-positive cells would be purple, and Gram-negative cells would be colorless.
C) All cells would be pink.
D) Gram-positive cells would be pink, and Gram-negative cells would be purple.
E) Gram-positive cells would be colorless, and Gram-negative cells would be pink.