The laboratory employee with an 2-year associate degree who performs clinical testing is the:
Patients with antibody to the following antigen are immune to Hepatitis B:
Gram positive organisms resist decolorization by ethyl alcohol. The large crystal violet-iodine complex is not able to penetrate the peptidoglycan layer, and is trapped within the cell in gram-positive organisms.
Conversely, the outer membrane of gram-negative organisms is degraded and the thinner peptidoglycan layer of gram-negative cells is unable to retain the crystal violet-iodine complex and the color is lost.
What is the purpose of using ethyl alcohol or acetone in the gram stain procedure:
Isolation and detection of Gardnerella vaginalis from vaginal secretions is improved by which of the following?
