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Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary
According to ________, a bacterial capsule is "a layer of slime of variable composition that covers the surface of some bacteria with loosely associated capsules; encapsulated cells of pathogenic bacteria are usually more virulent than cells without capsules because the former are more resistant to phagocytic action ..
fast leeching
Due to the ________ of the stain, the alcohol is used to dehydrate and dissolve the lipids of the outer cell membrane in the gram- negative bacteria so the crystal violet dye- iodine complex can leak out making the counterstain of safranin more visible on the cell wall of the bacteria.
unusual amino
In bacteria, an important component of a cell wall is the peptidoglycan layer made from murein (varying ________ acids and sugars) placed in a layered cross- chained to form a mesh.
iodine
When ________ is used as a mordant it forms a complex with the dye in the cell; if replaced with an oxidizing agent there is a higher chance of a gram- positive bacteria to display a gram- negative colour as the protein structures in the peptidoglycan will unfold and make it more permeable to alcohol (bursting in contact) and become stained with the counter, Safarin.
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