<Li> Applying a primary stain ( crystal violet ) to a heat - fixed smear of a bacterial culture . Heat fixation kills some bacteria but is mostly used to affix the bacteria to the slide so that they do n't rinse out during the staining procedure </Li>
<Li> Applying a primary stain ( crystal violet ) to a heat - fixed smear of a bacterial culture . Heat fixation kills some bacteria but is mostly used to affix the bacteria to the slide so that they do n't rinse out during the staining procedure </Li>
what is the primary stain in the gram stain
what is the primary stain in the gram stain
crystal violet
crystal violet