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2. Differential Stains
• Consist multiple stains procedure.
• Examples: Gram stain, acid-fast stain.
• Gram Staining Procedure:
Primary stain (crystal violet), mordant (iodine), decolorizer (alcohol),
counterstain (safranin).
• Applications: Distinguishes between Gram-positive and
Gram negative bacteria.
