Multiple Choice
If a microbiology lab student left the safranin out of the Gram stain procedure, what would be the result?
A) Gram- positive cells would be purple and Gram- negative cells would be colorless.
B) All cells would be purple.
C) Gram- positive cells would be pink and Gram- negative cells would be purple.
D) Gram- positive cells would be colorless and Gram- negative cells would be pink.
E) All cells would be pink.
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