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Spotted fever gram stain?
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Dr. James Loflinanswered
Urgent Care 36 years experience
Gram Negative: Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain crystal violet dye in the gram staining protocol. In a gram stain test, a counterstain is added after the crystal violet, coloring all gram-negative bacteria with a red or pink color. - wikipedia
r. Rickettsii are gram negative bacteria.
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